Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pistillation

/ˌpɪs.tɪˈleɪ̯.ʃən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pis-til-la-tion
IPA: /ˌpɪs.tɪˈleɪ̯.ʃən/

14

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The action of pounding with a pestle.

Obsolete; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"[They] are so far from breaking hammers, that they submit unto pistillation, and resist not an ordinary pestle."

Etymology

Etymology tree Latin pistillum Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English pistillation From Latin pistillum + English -ation.

Usage

Questions

How do you pronounce pistillation?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌpɪs.tɪˈleɪ̯.ʃən/.
What does pistillation mean?: The action of pounding with a pestle.
Where does pistillation come from?: Etymology tree Latin pistillum Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English pistillation From Latin pistillum + English -ation.

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