dotation

do·ta·tion

D d

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [doh-tey-shuh n]
- /doʊˈteɪ ʃən/
- /dəʊtˈeɪʃən/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [doh-tey-shuh n]
- /doʊˈteɪ ʃən/

Definitions of dotation word

noun dotation an endowment. 1
noun dotation the act of giving a dowry; endowment 0
noun dotation The act of endowing, or bestowing a marriage portion on a woman. 0
noun dotation Endowment; establishment of funds for support, as of a hospital or eleemosynary corporation. 0

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Origin of dotation

First appearance:

before 1350

One of the 20% oldest English words

1350-1400; < Latin dōtātiōn- (stem of dōtātiō), equivalent to dōtāt(us), past participle of dōtāre to provide a dowry for (derivative of dōs dowry; cf. dot2) + -iōn- -ion; replacing Middle English dotacioun < Anglo-French

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Parts of speech for Dotation

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Dotation

dotation popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 63% 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.

dotation usage trend in Literature

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