Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

repletion

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.33 in modern English

Syllables: re-ple-tion
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The condition of being replete; fullness.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Plethora of the blood.

Archaic; Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Fiddle de dee, the whole thing is neither more nor less than a substitute for the masquerade, which luckily became so gross, it died of repletion."

Etymology

From Middle English replecioun, from Old French repletion, from Latin replētiō, replētiōnem.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: replecioun, repletion, replētiō

Usage

Inflected Forms

repletions (plural)

Derived Forms

overrepletion

Frequently Paired Words

completion suppletion

Synonyms

surfeit satiety satiation

Antonyms

depletion

Questions

What does repletion mean?: The condition of being replete; fullness.
Where does repletion come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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