Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

renovation

/ɹɛnəˈveɪʃən/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.74 in modern English

Syllables: ren-o-va-tion
IPA: /ɹɛnəˈveɪʃən/

13

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An act, or the process, of renovating.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A regeneration.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Meronyms: (building renovation) demo, demolition, rebuilding"
"Near-synonym: (building renovation) remodeling"
"His room was currently under renovation."
"During the course, the Cijin District Office, the frontline local government unit in charge of executing the tomb's renovation, also worked hard to communicate with the deceased's families about how to redesign the space."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re- Proto-Indo-European *nu Proto-Indo-European *néwos Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ti Proto-Indo-European *néweh₂ti Proto-Italic *nowāō Latin novō Latin renovō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin renovātiō, renovātiōnembor. Middle French renovationbor. ▲ Latin renovātiō, renovātiōnembor. Middle English renovacion English renovation From Middle English renovacion, renovacyoun, from Middle French renovation and its etymon, Latin renovātiō. By surface analysis, renovate + -ion.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: renovacion,renovacyoun, renovation, renovātiō

Usage

Inflected Forms

renovations (plural)

Derived Forms

prerenovation reno renovationism renovationist renoviction wreckovation

Frequently Paired Words

renovate

Synonyms

reno remodeling redevelopment overhaul restoration refurbishment

Rhymes With

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

Questions

How do you pronounce renovation?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɹɛnəˈveɪʃən/.
What does renovation mean?: An act, or the process, of renovating.
Where does renovation come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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