Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

velation

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ve-la-tion
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

Etymology

From Latin vēlātiōn-, vēlātiō, from vēlātus (past participle of vēlāre (“to veil”)) + -iōn-, -iō.

Origin

Questions

What does velation mean?
A veiling; concealment; mystery.
Where does velation come from?
It is traced to Latin.

How to pronounce velation

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