Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

premeditation

/ˌpɹiː.mɛ.dɪˈteɪ.ʃən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.41 in modern English

Syllables: pre-med-i-ta-tion
IPA: /ˌpɹiː.mɛ.dɪˈteɪ.ʃən/

18

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

5

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act of planning or plotting something in advance, especially a crime.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin praemeditātiō.

Usage

Inflected Forms

premeditations (plural)

Derived Forms

unpremeditation

Synonyms

malice aforethought forethought

Rhymes With

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

Questions

How do you pronounce premeditation?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌpɹiː.mɛ.dɪˈteɪ.ʃən/.
What does premeditation mean?: The act of planning or plotting something in advance, especially a crime.
Where does premeditation come from?: Learned borrowing from Latin praemeditātiō.

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