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porrection

/pɔˈɹɛkʃən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
por-rec-tion
IPA
/pɔˈɹɛkʃən/
14
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act of stretching forth, or holding forward, as if offering.

Archaic

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Latin porrēctiō, from porrēctus, past participle of porrigō. Compare French porrection. By surface analysis, porrect + -tion.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: *h₃reǵ-, porrēctiō

Usage

Inflected Forms

porrections (plural)

Rhymes With

election section collection direction protection connection police protection selection infection self-infection reflection snap election

Questions

How do you pronounce porrection?
The recorded pronunciation is /pɔˈɹɛkʃən/.
What does porrection mean?
The act of stretching forth, or holding forward, as if offering.
Where does porrection come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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