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compellation

com·pel·la·tion
C c

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [kom-puh-ley-shuh n]
    • /ˌkɒm pəˈleɪ ʃən/
    • /kɒmpɪlˈeɪʃən/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kom-puh-ley-shuh n]
    • /ˌkɒm pəˈleɪ ʃən/

Definitions of compellation word

  • noun compellation appellation 3
  • noun compellation the act of addressing a person. 1
  • noun compellation manner or form of address; appellation. 1
  • noun compellation The act of directing oneself directly to another. 1
  • noun compellation A designation, identifying name or title. 0
See all 5 definitions of compellation

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Origin of compellation

First appearance:

before 1595
One of the 38% oldest English words
1595-1605; < Latin compellātiōn- (stem of compellātiō) an accosting, a rebuke. See com-, appellation

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Parts of speech for Compellation

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Compellation

compellation popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 42% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

compellation usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for compellation

noun compellation

  • slot — a long thin, narrow strip of wood, metal, etc., used as a support for a bed, as one of the horizontal laths of a Venetian blind, etc.
  • flag — flagstone (def 1).
  • appellation — An appellation is a name or title that a person, place, or thing is given.
  • moniker — a person's name, especially a nickname or alias.
  • designation — A designation is a description, name, or title that is given to someone or something. Designation is the fact of giving that description, name, or title.
All 78 Synonyms of compellation

Antonyms for compellation

noun compellation

  • heedless — careless; thoughtless; unmindful: Heedless of the danger, he returned to the burning building to save his dog.
  • ignorance — the state or fact of being ignorant; lack of knowledge, learning, information, etc.
  • farewell — Cape, a cape in S Greenland: most southerly point of Greenland.
  • goodbye — a farewell.
  • neglect — to pay no attention or too little attention to; disregard or slight: The public neglected his genius for many years.
All 7 Antonyms of compellation

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