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provection

/pɹoʊˈvɛkʃən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
provec-tion
IPA
/pɹoʊˈvɛkʃən/
17
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The carrying forward of a final consonant to a following word, as in "a nickname" from Middle English "an ekename".

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Devoicing of a voiced obstruent, either inside a word or as an initial consonant mutation.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From Latin prōvectiō (“an advancement”), from prōvect-, past participle stem of prōvehō (“to carry together”), combination of prō- and vehō. By surface analysis, provect + -ion.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: *weǵʰ-, prōvectiō

Usage

Inflected Forms

provections (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

provect

Synonyms

hard mutation

Questions

How do you pronounce provection?
The recorded pronunciation is /pɹoʊˈvɛkʃən/.
What does provection mean?
The carrying forward of a final consonant to a following word, as in "a nickname" from Middle English "an ekename".
Where does provection come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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