Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rejuvenation

/ɹɪdʒˌuvənˈeɪʃən/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.79 in modern English

Syllables: re-ju-ve-na-tion
IPA: /ɹɪdʒˌuvənˈeɪʃən/

22

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

5

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The process of rendering young again.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The process of producing beneficial changes.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Utnapishtim hears his wife's plea and tells Gilgamesh where he can find a miraculous plant of invigoration and rejuvenation."
"the rejuvenation of the city center"
"The 1987 book British Piers was written at a time when Britain's seaside resorts were perhaps at their lowest ebb, with a groundswell of support for rejuvenation and conservation just beginning."

Etymology

From rejuvenate + -ion, cf. Latin reiuvenatiō.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: reiuvenatiō
Suffix: rejuvenate

Usage

Inflected Forms

rejuvenations (plural)

Derived Forms

photorejuvenation prejuvenation rejuvenational

Phrases

age-reversal

Frequently Paired Words

rejuvenate rejuvenating age-reversal

Synonyms

greening

Rhymes With

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

Questions

How do you pronounce rejuvenation?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɹɪdʒˌuvənˈeɪʃən/.
What does rejuvenation mean?: The process of rendering young again.
Where does rejuvenation come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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