Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

supercolumniation

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: su-per-co-lum-ni-a-tion
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

17

Letters

7

Syllables

13

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The putting of one order above another.

Uncountable

noun

An architectural work produced by this method.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"An example of supercolumniation would be the putting of the Doric order in the ground story, Ionic above it, and Corinthian or Composite above that."

Etymology

From super- + columniation.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: super

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

supercolumniations (plural)

Questions

What does supercolumniation mean?: The putting of one order above another.
Where does supercolumniation come from?: From super- + columniation.

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