Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ructation

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ruc-ta-tion
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Archaic

Example Sentences

"It is allowed, that Senates and great Councils are often troubled with redundant, ebullient, and other peccant Humours, with many Diſeaſes of the Head and more of the Heart; with ſtrong Convulſions, with grievous Contractions of the Nerves and Sinews in both Hands, but eſpecially the Right; with Spleen, Flatus, Vertigos and Deliriums; with Scrophulous Tumors full of fœtid purulent Matter; with ſower frothy Ructations, with Canine Appetites and Crudeneſs of Digeſtion, beſides many others needleſs to mention."

Etymology

From Latin ructare (“to belch”).

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: ructare

Usage

Archaic

Inflected Forms

ructations (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

ructate

Synonyms

eructation

Questions

What does ructation mean?: A burp.
Where does ructation come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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