Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pregustation

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pre-gus-ta-tion
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act of tasting something beforehand; foretaste.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"simultaneous secretion and ingestion of Sw followed by egestion are natural components of the pregustation phase of host selection probes"

Etymology

From pre- + gustation.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: pre

Usage

Inflected Forms

pregustations (plural)

Questions

What does pregustation mean?: The act of tasting something beforehand; foretaste.
Where does pregustation come from?: From pre- + gustation.

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