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tardation

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
tar-da-tion
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act of slowing down or delaying.

Obsolete

Etymology

Latin tardatio, from tardare, tardatum (“to retard, delay”), from tardus (“slow”).

Usage

Questions

What does tardation mean?
The act of slowing down or delaying.
Where does tardation come from?
Latin tardatio, from tardare, tardatum (“to retard, delay”), from tardus (“slow”).

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