Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pontification

/pɑntˌɪfəkˈeɪʃən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.15 in modern English

Syllables: pon-tif-i-ca-tion
IPA: /pɑntˌɪfəkˈeɪʃən/

20

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

5

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act of pontificating

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"It occasionally suffers from the pontification so deservedly satirized in rockumentaries like This Is Spinal Tap."

Etymology

Etymology tree English pontificate 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 -ion English pontification From pontificate + -ion.

Usage

Inflected Forms

pontifications (plural)

Rhymes With

information education situation population station association administration operation organization nation location application

Questions

How do you pronounce pontification?: The recorded pronunciation is /pɑntˌɪfəkˈeɪʃən/.
What does pontification mean?: The act of pontificating
Where does pontification come from?: Etymology tree English pontificate 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 -ion English pontification From pontificate + -ion.

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