pollicitation

pol·lic·i·ta·tion

P p

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [puh-lis-i-tey-shuh n]
- /pəˌlɪs ɪˈteɪ ʃən/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [puh-lis-i-tey-shuh n]
- /pəˌlɪs ɪˈteɪ ʃən/

Definitions of pollicitation word

noun pollicitation an offer or promise not yet accepted by the person to whom it was made. 1
noun pollicitation a promise or the act of promising 0

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Origin of pollicitation

First appearance:

before 1520

One of the 28% oldest English words

1520-30; < Latin pollicitātiōn- (stem of pollicitātiō) a promising, equivalent to pollicitāt(us) (past participle of pollicitārī to promise, frequentative of pollicērī to promise, literally, bid for, equivalent to pol- (assimilated variant of por- forth, forward, akin to per-) + licērī to bid) + -iōn- -ion

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Parts of speech for Pollicitation

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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pollicitation popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 29% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

According to our data about 67% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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