Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

surrogation

/sɚəɡˈeɪʃən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: sur-ro-ga-tion
IPA: /sɚəɡˈeɪʃən/

12

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act or result of surrogating; replacement, substitution.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The act or result of surrogating; replacement, substitution.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The act or result of surrogating; replacement, substitution.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"[T]he Queene [Isabella of France], vvhen ſhee vvas […] aduertiſed of her huſbands dethronization, ſhee outvvardly expreſſed ſo great extremity of paſſion (notvvithſtanding that at the ſame time ſhee vvas tolde of her ſonnes [Edward III of England's] ſurrogation) as if ſhee had beene diſtraught in her vvittes: […]"

Usage

Inflected Forms

surrogations (plural)

Phrases

Goodhart's law

Frequently Paired Words

subrogation Goodhart's law

Rhymes With

information education situation population station association administration operation organization nation location application

Questions

How do you pronounce surrogation?: The recorded pronunciation is /sɚəɡˈeɪʃən/.
What does surrogation mean?: The act or result of surrogating; replacement, substitution.

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