Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

resumption

/ɹɪzˈʌmpʃən/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.09 in modern English

Syllables: re-sump-tion
IPA: /ɹɪzˈʌmpʃən/

14

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act of resuming or starting something again.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Eminent domain.

Australian usage; Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"And that supremacy was confirmed six minutes after the resumption with their second goal. Dzeko was again involved, slipping a neat pass through to the foraging Toure, who poked a right-foot finish past Butt."
"But Murphy remains upbeat about the longer-term prospect of recovery and a resumption of the record growth in passenger volumes experienced in the UK in the two decades following privatisation."

Etymology

From re- + Latin sūmptus + -ion, from past participle of sūmō (“to take”).

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Prefix: re-
Root: sūmptus
Suffix: -ion

Usage

Inflected Forms

resumptions (plural)

Derived Forms

nonresumption

Synonyms

restart recommencement

Rhymes With

consumption assumption presumption gumption overconsumption sumption subsumption underconsumption absumption hyperconsumption nonconsumption reassumption

Questions

How do you pronounce resumption?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɹɪzˈʌmpʃən/.
What does resumption mean?: The act of resuming or starting something again.
Where does resumption come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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