Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

vallation

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
val-la-tion
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A rampart or entrenchment.

Archaic

Etymology

From Latin vallatio, from vallare (“to surround with a rampart”), from vallum (“rampart”). See wall.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

vallations (plural)

Derived Forms

multivallation

Questions

What does vallation mean?
A rampart or entrenchment.
Where does vallation come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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