Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

temeration

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: temer-a-tion
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Obsolete; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"the ancients did hide a light , and keep it in a dark lanthorn from the temeration of ruder handlings and popular preachers"

Etymology

From Latin temerare (“to defile”).

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: temerare

Usage

Questions

What does temeration mean?: temerity
Where does temeration come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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