Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

scarification

/ˌskɛɹɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.96 in modern English

Syllables: scar-i-fi-ca-tion
IPA: /ˌskɛɹɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/

20

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

5

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act of scarifying: raking the ground harshly to remove weeds, etc.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A medieval form of penance in which the skin was damaged with a knife or hot iron.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The scratching, etching, burning / branding, or superficially cutting designs, pictures, or words into the skin as a permanent body modification.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A route of administration for some vaccinations and tests: rather than hypodermic injection, the site is inoculated intradermally not with any injection but rather only with small, shallow pricks or scratches; the needle is not hollow.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From Old French scarificacion, from Late Latin scarificatio. See scarify for more.

Origin

Source language: Old French

Word Breakdown

Root: scarificacion, scarificatio

Usage

Inflected Forms

scarifications (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

scarifier

Synonyms

scarifying

Questions

How do you pronounce scarification?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌskɛɹɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/.
What does scarification mean?: The act of scarifying: raking the ground harshly to remove weeds, etc.
Where does scarification come from?: It is traced to Old French.

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