Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

subreption

/sʌbˈɹɛpʃən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: sub-rep-tion
IPA: /sʌbˈɹɛpʃən/

14

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Under Roman law, the act of giving false testimony.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The act of obtaining a favour or grant by unfair representation through suppression or fraudulent concealment of facts.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The act of obtaining a gift or favor by concealing the truth.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The conflation of a condition under which it is possible to intuitively understand an object, and a condition under which an object can possibly exist; the confusion of knowing with experiencing.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"lest there should be any subreption in this sacred business, it is ordered, that these Ordinations should be no other than solemn"

Etymology

From Latin subreptio, from subripere, subreptum (“to snatch or take away secretly”). Compare French subreption. See surreptitious, surreptition.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: subreptio

Usage

Inflected Forms

subreptions (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

subreptive obreption surreptition

Questions

How do you pronounce subreption?: The recorded pronunciation is /sʌbˈɹɛpʃən/.
What does subreption mean?: Under Roman law, the act of giving false testimony.
Where does subreption come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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