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reorientation

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.22 in modern English

Syllables
re-ori-en-ta-tion
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
5
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A new orientation.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The act of changing the direction of something.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- Proto-Indo-European *h₃er-der. Proto-Italic *oriōr Latin orior Latin orientembor. French orient Proto-Italic *-āzi ▲ Latin -ereinflu. Latin -āre Old French -ier Middle French -er French -er French orienter Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ation Middle French -ation French -ation French orientationbor. English orientation English reorientation From re- + orientation.

Usage

Inflected Forms

reorientations (plural)

Derived Forms

reorientational

Synonyms

change of direction

Questions

What does reorientation mean?
A new orientation.
Where does reorientation come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- Proto-Indo-European *h₃er-der. Proto-Italic *oriōr Latin orior Latin orientembor. French orient Proto-Italic *-āzi ▲ Latin -ereinflu. Latin -āre Old French -ier Middle French -er French -er French orienter Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ation Middle French -ation French -ation French orientationbor. English orientation English reorientation From re- + orientation.

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