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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pretermission

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
preter-mis-sion
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Omission; failure to do something.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Preterition; the act of passing over; paralipsis.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Latin praetermissio. See pretermit.

Usage

Inflected Forms

pretermissions (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

pretermit

Questions

What does pretermission mean?
Omission; failure to do something.
Where does pretermission come from?
From Latin praetermissio. See pretermit.

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