Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

quintation

/kwɪnˈteɪʃən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: quin-ta-tion
IPA: /kwɪnˈteɪʃən/

19

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Misspelling of Quintaton.

noun

The removal of one fifth (of something).

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The Pedal Quintaton and Great Nason Flute are brothers under the skin, as are also the Pedal Rohrquinte and Great Nasat; nobody else in the organ is related to any other body. Quintation is metal but Nason Flute has a wooden head."
"Perhaps the quintation of slats came from the hands of the indentured Hollander."

Etymology

From quintate + -ion.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: quintate

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /kwɪnˈteɪʃən/

Usage

Inflected Forms

quintations (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

septimation (1 7) decimation (1 10) vicesimation (1 20) tricesimation (1 30)

Questions

How do you pronounce quintation?: The recorded pronunciation is /kwɪnˈteɪʃən/.
What does quintation mean?: Misspelling of Quintaton.
Where does quintation come from?: From quintate + -ion.

How to pronounce quintation

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