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Definition: Coercion |
CoercionNoun1. The act of compelling by force of authority. 2. Using force to cause something: "though pressed into rugby under compulsion I began to enjoy the game"; "they didn`t have to use coercion". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "coercion" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1651. (references) |
Etymology: Coercion \Co*er"cion\, noun. [Latin expression coercio, from coercere. See Coerce.]. (Websters 1913) |
| Domain | Definition |
Computing | Coercion implicit type conversion. Source: The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing. |
Military & Defense | An offence against liberty in which a person by the use of force or the threat of serious detriment or other restriction of another's freedom to act compels another to carry out an act, fail to carry out an act or tolerate an act. Source: European Union. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Synonym: CoercionSynonym: compulsion (n). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Absence of Choice | Coercion (compulsion). |
Compulsion | Noun: compulsion, coercion, coaction, constraint, duress, enforcement, press, conscription. |
Restraint | Noun: restraint; hindrance; coercion; (compulsion); cohibition, constraint, repression, suppression; discipline, control. |
Severity | Arbitrary power; absolutism, despotism; dictatorship, autocracy, tyranny, domineering, oppression; assumption, usurpation; inquisition, reign of terror, martial law; iron heel, iron rule, iron hand, iron sway; tight grasp; brute force, brute strength; coercion; strong hand, tight hand. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Coercion |
| English words defined with "coercion": brainwash ♦ extort ♦ gouge ♦ rack ♦ uncoerced, unforced ♦ willing, wring. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "coercion": implicit type conversion. (references) |
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Screenplays | This is coercion. (Traffic; writing credit: Stephen Gaghan) | |
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 | The O'Clock family cavorting with the dolphins at Monkey Mia near Shark Bay. These dolphin are wild and associate with humans with no training or coercion (except food.). Credit: Paths Less Taken - NOAA at the Ends of the Earth. |  | Pirkko O'Clock (ex-NOAA Corps officer) and tourists cavorting with the dolphins at Monkey Mia near Shark Bay. These dolphin are wild and associate with humans with no training or coercion (except food.). Credit: Paths Less Taken - NOAA at the Ends of the Earth. |
 | Woodrow Wilson pondering clubs labeled "compromise," "demagoguery (stuffed)," "public opinion," "politics," and "coercion" while Old Hickory looks on from a portrait. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Full page of advertisements and cartoon, "A new application of the Rarey System", showing James Buchanan holding strap "coercion" and kicking horse "Miss South Carolina". Credit: Library of Congress. |
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| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Health | Individuals under legal coercion tend to stay in treatment for a longer period of time and do as well as or better than others not under legal pressure. (references) | |
Children | Sierra Leone | The rebels have no identifiable ethnic or regional base of voluntary popular support, and they controlled territory by terror and coercion rather than by popular consent. (references) |
Civil Liberties | India | The police officer can recommend in favor of or against the intended conversion, and is often the sole arbitrator on the individual's right to freedom of religion; if conversion is judged to have occurred without permission from the district magistrate or with coercion, the authorities may take penal action. (references) |
Economic History | China | Official government policy opposes forced abortion or sterilization, but occasional allegations of coercion persist in localities that take their population growth targets most seriously. (references) |
Human Rights | Guinea-Bissau | Beatings were used as a means of coercion. (references) |
Sri Lanka | Defendants bear the burden of proof to show that their confessions were obtained by coercion. (references) | |
Egypt | In the past, criminal court judges have dismissed cases in which confessions were obtained by coercion; however, there were no such dismissals during the year. (references) | |
Minorities | India | HRW, in its World Report 2001, has noted that attacks against Christians have increased significantly since the BJP came to power in March 1998. However, other NGO's have noted that Christians continue to be targets of violence and harassment by radical Hindu groups who accuse them of converting Hindus through bribes and coercion. (references) |
Political Economy | Guatemala | In March a trial court convicted 22 persons on charges of coercion and illegal detention for the October 1999 holding at gunpoint of the leaders of the principal banana workers' union. (references) |
Political Rights | Burma | The military junta continued its systematic use of coercion and intimidation to deny citizens the right to change their government. (references) |
Women | India | Mass rapes often form part of the tactics of intimidation used by upper caste gangs against lower castes, and gang rapes often are committed as a punishment for alleged adultery or as a means of coercion or revenge in rural property disputes. (references) |
Worker Rights | Romania | Coercion includes fraud or misrepresentation. (references) |
Romania | For minors under the age of 18, it is not necessary to prove coercion. (references) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| Speaker | Term | Phrase(s) |
Jimmy Carter | 1977-1981 | Rather, the need for change is driven by the inexorable buildup of Soviet military power and the increasing propensity of Soviet leaders to use this power in coercion and outright aggression to impose their will on others. |
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| "Coercion" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 99.39% of the time. "Coercion" is used about 327 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 99.39% | 325 | 15,961 |
| Noun (common) | 0.61% | 2 | 245,945 |
| Total | 100.00% | 327 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expressions using "coercion": coercion compulsion ♦ means of coercion. Additional references. | |
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| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
coercion | 22 |
sexual coercion | 4 |
coercion polymorphism | 2 |
affair coercion sexual | 2 |
coercion definition | 2 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "coercion"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | zor (compulsion, constraint, difficulty, embarrassment, tension, uneasiness), shtrëngim (clutch, compulsion, constriction, constringency, contraction, fastening, grasp, grip, gripe, griping, hug, jam, jamming, jaw, pinch, pressure, restraint, squeeze, strangulation), forcë (effect, emphasis, energy, force, intensity, might, mightiness, muscle, nerve, pith, potency, power, puissance, strain, strength, vigor, vigour, violence). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arabic | قسر (compulsion), إكراه (compulsion, constraint, duress, force, servitude), إجبار (restraint). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | насилие (force, heat, outrage, violence), принуждение (compulsion), принуда (bondage, constraint, duress, force, lash, necessity, pressure, squeeze). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 压服. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech | donucování. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | tvang (constraint). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | dwangactie. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Farsi | تهدیدواجبار, اضطرار (Compulsion, Constraint, Exigency), اجبار (Cogency, Compulsion, Constraint, Duress, Persuasion). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | lainkuuliaisuuteen pakottaminen. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | contrainte (constraint), coercition. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | zwang (bludgeoned, compelled, compulsion, constraint, enforcement, force, obligation, pressure, restraint, side), nötigung (compulsion, constraint, duress, necessitation, needfulness). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | πίεση (compulsion, press, pressure, squeezing, stress), εξαναγκασμόσ (compulsion, constraint, duress, necessitation). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hebrew | כפי" (compulsion, constraint, duress, enforcement, force, overturning), "אלצות (compulsion). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | korlátozás (abridgement, abridgment, circumscription, confinement, crunch, cutback, delimination, limit, limitation, qualification, qualifier, restraint, restriction, retrenchment, squeeze, stint). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | coercizione (constraint). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | 脅迫 (menace, terrorism, threat), 圧迫 (oppression, pressure). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | きょうせい (blackmail, compulsion, correction, enforcement, extortion, great, lovely voice, low singing voice, magnificent, obligation, paragenesis, persistent demand, reform, remedy, splendid, student teacher, symbiosis, training), きょうよう (common use, communal, cultivation, culture, education, extortion, offer for use, refinement), きょうはく (compelling, menace, terrorism, threat, using duress), いあつ, あっぱく (oppression, pressure). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Korean | 강압. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manx | co-eignaghey (coerce). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | oercioncay coerção, coação (compulsion, constraint, constriction, enforcement, violence). (various references) constrângere (bondage, check, compulsion, constraint, cramp, disincentive, duresse, enforcement, force, impulsion, pressure, restraint, restriction, servitude, stress), coerciţie, silã (compulsion, constraint, forceviolence, grudge, horror, loathing, nausea, objection, pooh pooh, repletion). (various references) принуждение (compulsion, constraint, enforcement). (various references) prinuda (compulsion, constraint, duress, force). (various references) coerción. (various references) tvång (compulsion, constraint, duress, force, necessity). (various references) การบีบบังคับ. (various references) zorlama (arm-twisting, coaction, compulsion, constraint, duress, enforcement, force, impellent, pressure, push, screw, strain, urge, violence), baskı rejimi, baskı (arm-twisting, coaction, compulsion, constraint, crackdown, crush, discipline, duress, edition, force, heat, impression, leverage, oppression, piezo-, press, press up, pressure, print, printing, repression, restraint, screw, squeeze, stress, suppression, the press, thrust, typographic, urgency). (various references) стримування (containment, continence, inhibition, moderation, repression, suppression), насильство (assault, outrage, rapine, violence), примус (compulsion, constraint, duress, duresse, oil stove, primus). (various references) tình trạng bị ép buộc sự áp bức, sự ép buộc (compulsion, constraint, duress, duresse, obtrusion, pressure). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | coactum, coactus. (various references) |
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Derivations | |
Words beginning with "coercion": coercions. (additional references) | |
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"Coercion" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Cercamon, coercian, coericon, coersion, coertion, cogrino, Coleccion, cooercion, Corcione, Courcon, oerlikon, toarcian. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "coercion" (pronounced kōer"shun) |
| 4 | -er" sh u n | assertion, desertion, exertion, insertion, reassertion. |
| 3 | -sh u n | abbreviation, abdication, abduction, aberration, abolition, abomination, abortion, abrogation, absolution, absorption, abstraction, academician, acceleration, accession, acclimation, accommodation, accreditation, accretion, accumulation, accusation, acidification, acquisition, action, activation, adaptation, addiction, addition, adjudication, administration, admiration, admission, admonition, adoption, adoration, adulation, advection, advocation, affectation, affection, affiliation, affirmation, affliction, agglomeration, aggravation, aggression, agitation, alienation, allegation, alleviation, alliteration, allocation, alphabetization, alteration, altercation, alternation, amalgamation, ambition, amelioration, ammunition, amortization, amplification, amputation, animation, annexation, annihilation, annotation, antiabortion, anticipation, anticorruption, antidiscrimination, apparition, appellation, application, apportion, appreciation, apprehension, approbation, appropriation, approximation, arbitration, argumentation, articulation, ascension, ashen, aspiration, assassination, assimilation, association, assumption, attention, attraction, attribution, attrition, auction, audition, augmentation, authentication, authorization, automation, aviation, avocation, balkanization, beautician, benediction, bifurcation, brutalization, calculation, calibration, cancellation, cannibalization, capitalization, capitulation, caption, carburetion, carnation, castration, categorization, causation, caution, celebration, centralization, certification, cessation, cetacean, characterization, circulation, circumspection, citation, civilization, clarification, classification, clinician, coagulation, coalition, codification, cogeneration, cogitation, cognition, cohabitation, collaboration, collection, collectivization, colonization, coloration, colorization, combination, commemoration, commendation, commercialization, commission, commotion, communication, communization, compassion, compensation, competition, compilation, completion, complexion, complication, composition, comprehension, compression, compulsion, compunction, computation, computerization, concatenation, concentration, conception, conceptualization, concession, conciliation, concoction, concussion, condemnation, condensation, condescension, condition, conduction, confabulation, confection, confederation, confession, configuration, confirmation, confiscation, conflagration, confrontation, conglomeration, congratulation, congregation, conjugation, conjunction, connection, conniption, connotation, conscription, consecration, conservation, consideration, consolation, consolidation, constellation, consternation, constipation, constitution, constriction, construction, consultation, consummation, consumption, contamination, contemplation, contention, continuation, contortion, contraception, contraction, contradiction, contraption, contribution, contrition, convection, convention, conversation, conviction, convocation, convolution, convulsion, cooperation, coordination, coronation, corporation, correction, correlation, corroboration, corruption, counterrevolution, creation, cremation, criminalization, crucifixion, crustacean, culmination, cultivation, cushion, dalmatian, damnation, decaffeination, decapitation, deceleration, decentralization, deception, decertification, decimation, declaration, decommission, decomposition, decompression, deconstruction, decontamination, decoration, decriminalization, dedication, deduction, defamation, defection, definition, deflation, deforestation, deformation, degeneration, degradation, dehumanization, dehydration, deification, deinstitutionalization, delegation, deletion, deliberation, delineation, demarcation, demilitarization, demobilization, democratization, demodulation, demolition, demonization, demonstration, demoralization, demotion, denationalization, denomination, dentition, denuclearization, denunciation, depiction, depletion, depopulation, deportation, deposition, depravation, depreciation, depredation, depression, deprivation, deregulation, dereliction, derivation, desalination, desalinization, description, desecration, desegregation, desiccation, designation, desolation, desperation, destabilization, destination, destitution, destruction, detection, detention, deterioration, determination, detonation, detoxication, detoxification, devaluation, devastation, deviation, devolution, devotion, dictation, diction, dietitian, differentiation, diffraction, digression, dilatation, dilation, dilution, dimension, diminution, direction, disaffection, discoloration, disconnection, discontinuation, discretion, discrimination, discussion, disembarkation, disinclination, disinfection, disinflation, disinformation, disintegration, dislocation, disorganization, disorientation, dispensation, disposition, disputation, disqualification, disruption, dissatisfaction, dissection, dissemination, dissension, dissertation, dissipation, dissociation, dissolution, distillation, distinction, distortion, distraction, distribution, diversification, divination, documentation, domestication, domination, donation, dramatization, duplication, duration, dysfunction, echolocation, edification, edition, education, egyptian, ejaculation, ejection, elaboration, elation, election, electrician, electrification, electrocution, elevation, elimination, elocution, elongation, emanation, emancipation, embarkation, emigration, emission, emotion, emulation, emulsion, encryption, enumeration, equalization, equitation, equivocation, eradication, erection, erudition, eruption, escalation, estimation, evacuation, evaluation, evaporation, eviction, evocation, evolution, exacerbation, exaction, exaggeration, examination, exasperation, excavation, exception, excitation, exclamation, excommunication, excoriation, excretion, execution, exemption, exfoliation, exhalation, exhibition, exhilaration, exhortation, exhumation, exoneration, expansion, expatriation, expectation, expedition, experimentation, expiration, explanation, explication, exploitation, exploration, exposition, expression, expropriation, expulsion, extension, extermination, extinction, extortion, extraction, extradition, extrapolation, fabrication, facilitation, faction, falsification, fascination, fashion, federation, fermentation, fertilization, fibrillation, fiction, figuration, filtration, fission, fixation, flexion, flirtation, flotation, fluctuation, fluoridation, foliation, formalization, formation, formulation, fortification, foundation, fraction, fragmentation, freshen, friction, fruition, frustration, fumigation, function, gasification, gastrulation, generalization, generation, gentian, gentrification, geriatrician, germination, gestation, glaciation, globalization, glorification, gradation, graduation, granulation, gratification, gravitation, gumption, gyration, habitation, hallucination, harmonization, hesitation, hessian, hibernation, homogenization, hospitalization, humiliation, hybridization, hydration, hydrogenation, hyperinflation, hypertension, hypotension, identification, ignition, illumination, illustration, imagination, imitation, immigration, immunization, impassion, imperfection, impersonation, implantation, implementation, implication, importation, imposition, impregnation, impression, improvisation, imputation, inaction, inactivation, inauguration, incantation, incapacitation, incarceration, incarnation, inception, incineration, inclination, incoordination, incorporation, incrimination, incrustation, incubation, indemnification, indentation, indexation, indication, indignation, indiscretion, indoctrination, induction, industrialization, infarction, infatuation, infection, infestation, infiltration, inflammation, inflation, inflection, infliction, information, infraction, inhabitation, inhalation, inhibition, initiation, injection, injunction, innovation, inoculation, inquisition, inscription, insemination, insinuation, inspection, inspiration, installation, instigation, institution, institutionalization, instruction, instrumentation, insubordination, insulation, insurrection, integration, intensification, interaction, interception, intercession, interconnection, interdiction, interjection, intermission, internationalization, interpretation, interrogation, interruption, intersection, intimation, intimidation, intonation, intoxication, introduction, introspection, intuition, inundation, invalidation, invention, investigation, invitation, invocation, ionization, irradiation, irrigation, irritation, isolation, jubilation, junction, jurisdiction, justification, juxtaposition, laceration, lactation, legalization, legislation, levitation, liberalization, liberation, libration, ligation, lilliputian, limitation, liposuction, liquefaction, liquidation, litigation, localization, location, locomotion, logician, lotion, lubrication, machination, magician, magnetization, magnification, malformation, malfunction, malnutrition, manifestation, manipulation, mansion, marginalization, martian, masturbation, mathematician, maturation, maximization, mechanization, mediation, medication, meditation, menstruation, mention, midsection, migration, mineralization, miniaturization, ministration, misallocation, misapplication, misapprehension, misappropriation, miscalculation, mischaracterization, miscommunication, misconception, miscreation, misidentification, misimpression, misinformation, misinterpretation, misperception, misrepresentation, mission, mitigation, mobilization, moderation, modernization, modification, modulation, molestation, monopolization, mortician, motion, motivation, multiplication, mummification, munition, musician, mutation, mutilation, narration, nation, nationalization, naturalization, navigation, negation, negotiation, neutralization, nitration, nomination, nonaggression, nondiscrimination, nonfiction, nonprescription, nonproliferation, normalization, notation, notification, notion, nucleation, nullification, nutrition, obfuscation, objection, obligation, observation, obsession, obstetrician, obstruction, occupation, ocean, omission, operation, opposition, oppression, optician, optimization, option, oration, orchestration, ordination, organisation, organization, orientation, origination, ornamentation, oscillation, ossification, ostentation, ovation, overconsumption, overexpansion, overpopulation, overproduction, overprotection, overreaction, overregulation, oversimplification, overvaluation, ovulation, oxidation, pacification, pagination, palpitation, participation, partition, passion, pasteurization, patrician, pediatrician, penetration, pension, perception, percussion, perfection, perforation, permission, permutation, perpetuation, persecution, personalization, personification, perspiration, perturbation, petition, physician, pigmentation, plantation, polarization, politician, politicization, pollination, pollution, pontification, popularization, population, portion, position, possession, potion, precaution, precession, precipitation, preconception, precondition, predestination, prediction, predilection, predisposition, preelection, preemption, prefabrication, preignition, premeditation, premonition, preoccupation, preparation, prescription, presentation, preservation, pressurization, presumption, presupposition, pretension, prevention, privation, privatization, probation, procession, proclamation, procrastination, procreation, production, profanation, profession, prognostication, progression, prohibition, projection, proliferation, promotion, pronunciation, propagation, proportion, proposition, propulsion, proration, proscription, prosecution, prostitution, prostration, protection, protestation, provocation, publication, punctuation, purification, qualification, quantification, quotation, radiation, radicalization, ramification, ratification, ration, rationalization, reaction, reaffirmation, realization, reallocation, reauthorization, recalculation, recantation, recapitalization, reception, recertification, recession, recitation, reclamation, reclassification, recognition, recollection, recommendation, reconciliation, recondition, reconfiguration, reconfirmation, reconsideration, reconstruction, recreation, recrimination, rectification, recuperation, redecoration, rededication, redefinition, redemption, redirection, redistribution, reduction, reeducation, reelection, reevaluation, reexamination, reflation, reflection, reforestation, reformation, refrigeration, refutation, regeneration, regimentation, registration, regression, regulation, rehabilitation, rehydration, reimposition, reincarnation, reincorporation, reinspection, reintegration, reinterpretation, reintroduction, reinvention, reinvigoration, reiteration, rejection, rejuvenation, relation, relaxation, relocation, remediation, remission, remuneration, renationalization, rendition, renegotiation, renomination, renovation, renunciation, reorganization, reparation, repatriation, repercussion, repetition, replication, reposition, repossession, representation, repression, reproduction, repudiation, reputation, requisition, reregulation, reservation, resignation, resolution, respiration, restitution, restoration, restriction, resumption, resurrection, resuscitation, retaliation, retardation, retention, retraction, retransmission, retribution, reunification, revaluation, revelation, reverberation, revitalization, revocation, revolution, revulsion, rhetorician, rotation, rumination, salvation, sanctification, sanction, sanitation, saponification, satisfaction, saturation, secession, secretion, section, securitization, sedation, sedimentation, sedition, seduction, segmentation, segregation, selection, sensation, separation, sequestration, session, simplification, simulation, situation, socialization, solicitation, solution, sophistication, specialization, specification, speculation, stabilization, stagflation, stagnation, standardization, starvation, station, statistician, sterilization, stimulation, stipulation, strangulation, subluxation, submission, subordination, subscription, subsection, subsidization, substantiation, substation, substitution, subtraction, suburbanization, succession, suction, suffocation, summation, superstation, superstition, supposition, suppression, suspension, suspicion, syncopation, syndication, tabulation, tactician, taxation, technician, telecommunication, temptation, tension, termination, theoretician, titian, titillation, toleration, traction, tradition, transaction, transcription, transection, transformation, transgression, transillumination, transition, translation, transmission, transplantation, transportation, trepidation, triangulation, tribulation, tuition, undervaluation, unification, unionization, urbanization, usurpation, utilization, vacation, vaccination, vacillation, validation, valuation, vaporization, variation, vegetation, venetian, ventilation, verification, vibration, victimization, vilification, vindication, violation, visitation, visualization, vocation, volition, vulgarization, westernization, workstation. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "c-c-e-i-n-o-o-r" | |
-1 letter: cornice, crocein, crocine. | |
-2 letters: cicero, coiner, orcein, recoin. | |
-3 letters: cerci, ceric, conic, cooer, croci, crone, croon, irone, nicer, oorie, orcin, recon. | |
-4 letters: cero, cine, cion, cire, coco, coin, coir, cone, coni, coon, core, corn, croc, icon, inro, iron, nice, noir, nori, once, rein, rice. | |
-5 letters: con, coo, cor, eon, ern, ice, ion, ire, noo, nor. | |
| Words containing the letters "c-c-e-i-n-o-o-r" | |
+1 letter: coercions. | |
+2 letters: concertino, concretion, correction. | |
+3 letters: chromogenic, codirection, concertinos, concretions, corrections, econometric, enterococci, microsecond, monocracies, neocortical, neocortices, noncoercive, topocentric. | |
+4 letters: bronchogenic, chronometric, coacervation, cocarcinogen, cochairwomen, codirections, concertgoing, concessioner, confectioner, consecration, coprocessing, correctional, cyclosporine, econometrics, electrotonic, enterocoelic, microseconds, necrological, overcoaching, preconscious, recollection, reconception, reconnection, reconviction, reoccupation. | |
+5 letters: cavernicolous, chromonematic, coacervations, cocarcinogens, cochairperson, codiscovering, concentration, concertgoings, concessionary, concessioners, concretionary, confectionary, confectioners, confectionery, conglomeratic, consecrations, contraception, coprocessings, counteraction, cyclosporines, decortication, electrocution, gerontocratic, isoelectronic, macroeconomic, microeconomic, noncarcinogen, noncommercial, nondemocratic, nonelectronic, nonreciprocal, oceanographic, overconscious, preconception, preconviction, preoccupation, reciprocation, recollections, reconceptions, reconnections, reconvictions, reoccupations, semiconductor. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)43 6F 65 72 63 69 6F 6E |
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| Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000011 01101111 01100101 01110010 01100011 01101001 01101111 01101110 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)C o e r c i o n |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0043 006F 0065 0072 0063 0069 006F 006E |
| British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)3781718469758180 |
| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Crosswords 4. Usage: Modern | 5. Usage: Commercial 6. Images: Photo Album 7. Quotations: Non-fiction 8. Quotations: Speeches | 9. Usage Frequency 10. Expressions 11. Expressions: Internet 12. Translations: Modern | 13. Translations: Ancient 14. Derivations 15. Rhymes 16. Anagrams | 17. Orthography 18. Bibliography |
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