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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

reconnection

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.31 in modern English

Syllables
re-con-nec-tion
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A connection of things that have been previously severed.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Latin nectō Latin cōnectō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin cōnexiōder. Latin connexionemder. Middle English connexiounder. English connection English reconnection From re- + connection.

Inflected Forms

reconnections (plural) reconnexion (alternative, dated)

Questions

What does reconnection mean?
A connection of things that have been previously severed.
Where does reconnection come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Latin nectō Latin cōnectō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin cōnexiōder. Latin connexionemder. Middle English connexiounder. English connection English reconnection From re- + connection.

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