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Definition: RECAPTION |
RECAPTIONNoun1. The act of retaking, as of one who has escaped after arrest; reprisal; the retaking of one's own goods, chattels, wife, or children, without force or violence, from one who has taken them and who wrongfully detains them. |
Crosswords: RECAPTION |
| English words defined with "RECAPTION": Writ of recaption. (references) |
| "RECAPTION" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "RECAPTION" is used about 4 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) | 100% | 4 | 175,879 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expression using "RECAPTION": writ of recaption. Additional references. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. |
| Language | Translations for "RECAPTION"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||
Greek | ανάκτηση (information retrieval, recapture, reclamation, recovery, regain, regaining, regainment, repossession, retrieval). (various references) | ||||
Pig Latin | ecaptionray | ||||
| Words rhyming with "RECAPTION" (pronounced 'Re*cap"tion'): Abacination, Abaction, Abalienation, Abarticulation, Abbreviation, Abdication, Abduction, Aberration, Abevacuation, Abirritation, Abjection, Abjudication, Abjuration, Ablactation, Ablaqueation, Ablation, Ablegation, Abligurition, Abnegation, Abnodation, Abolition, Abomination, Abortion, Abreaction, Abrenunciation, Abreption, Abrogation, Abruption, Absentation, Absolution, Absorbition, Absorption, Abstention, Abstraction, Absumption, Accentuation, Acceptation, Acceptilation, Acception, Acclimatation, Acclimation, Acclimatization, Accombination, Accommodation, Accreditation, Accrementition, Accretion, Accubation, Accusation, Acervation, Acetification, Achromatization, Acidification, Acquisition, Actualization, Actuation, Acuation, Acuition, Acumination, Acupuncturation, Adaptation, Adaption, Addiction, Addition, Adduction, Ademption, Adeption, Adequation, Adfiliation, Adhibition, Adhortation, Adipoceration, Adjection, Adjudication, Adjunction, Adjuration, Adlegation, Adlocution, Admensuration, Administration, Admiration, Admixtion, Admonition, Admortization, Adnation, Adoption, Adoration, Adornation, Adosculation, Adrogation, Adsignification, Adulation, Adulteration, Adumbration, Adunation, Adustion, Advocation, Advolution, Aerification, AEstivation, Affectation, Affection, Affiliation, Affirmation, Afflation, Affliction, Afforestation, Affriction, Aggeneration, Aggeration, Agglomeration, Agglutination, Aggrandization, Aggravation, Aggregation, Agitation, Aglutition, Agnation, Agnition, Agnomination, Agricolation, Alation, Albication, Albification, Alcoholization, Alienation, Alimentation, Alkalization, Allectation, Allegation, Allegorization, Alleviation, Alligation, Alliteration, Allocation, Allocution, Alteration, Altercation, Alutation, Amalgamation, Ambulation, Ambustion, Amelioration, Americanization, Amolition, Amortization, Amotion, Amplexation, Ampliation, Amplification, Amputation, Anaesthetization, Analyzation, Anathematization, Anatomization, Angariation, Anglicization, Angulation, Angustation, Anhelation, Animalization, Animation, Annexation, Annihilation, Annomination, Annotation, Annulation, Annumeration, Annunciation, Anteposition, Antiattrition, Anticipation, Antifriction, Antilibration, Antiquation, Antivaccination, Antivivisection, Antrustion, Apertion, Apocopation, Apostemation, Apparition, Appellation, Appendication, Apperception, Appetition, Application, Apportion, Apposition, Apprecation, Appreciation, Approbation, Appropinquation, Appropriation, Approximation, Aprication, Aration, Arbitration, Arborization, Arctation, Arcuation, Arefaction, Arenation, Areolation, Argentation, Argumentation, Argutation, Arietation, Ariolation, Aromatization, Arrentation, Arreption, Arrestation, Arrogation, Arterialization, Articulation, Ascription, Asexualization, Aspection, Asperation, Asphyxiation, Aspiration, Asportation, Assassination, Assastion, Assecuration, Assecution, Assentation, assertion, Asseveration, Assibilation, Assignation, Assimulation, Association, Assuefaction, Assumption, Astipulation, Astriction, -ation, Atmolyzation, Atomization, Attemperation, Attention, Attenuation, Atterration, Attestation, Attrectation, Attribution, Attrition, Aucupation, Audition, Augmentation, Auguration, Aurigation, Auscultation, Authorization, Autofecundation, Auto-infection, Auto-inoculation, Auto-intoxication, Autosuggestion, Autotoxication, Averruncation, Aversation, Aviation, Avocation, Avolation, Backwardation, Ballotation, Balneation, Balsamation, Bannition, Baptization, Bastion, Beatification, Benediction, Benefaction, Bifurcation, Bilection, Biliation, Bilocation, Bipartition, Bisection, Bituminization, Blandation, Blatteration, Boation, Bolection, Bombilation, Bombination, Botheration, Brutalization, By-election, Cachinnation, Calamistration, Calcification, Calcination, Calcitration, Calculation, Calefaction, Caligation, Callisection, Calorification, Calumniation, Cameration, Canalization, Cancellation, Canceration, Canonization, Cantation, Cantillation, Cantion, Capillation, Capitation, Capitulation, Caprification, Caption, Carbonatation, Carbonization, Carbunculation, Carnation, Carnification, Caseation, Cassation, Castellation, Castigation, Castrametation, Castration, Catechisation, Catenation, Causation, Cauterization, Cavillation, Celebration, Cementation, Cenation, Centesimation, Centralization, Cephalization, Cerebration, Certification, Cessation, Characterization, Chatteration, Chitinization, Chlorination, Chondrification, Chrismation, Christianization, Chylifaction, Chylification, Chymification, Cibation, Cicatrization, Cicuration, Cinefaction, Cineration, Circination, Circuition, Circulation, Circumcursation, Circumdenudation, Circumduction, Circumflection, Circumgestation, Circumgyration, Circumlocution, Circumnavigation, Circumnutation, Circumposition, Circumrotation, Circumscription, Circumspection, Circumvallation, Circumvection, Circumvention, Circumvolation, Circumvolution, Citation, Citrination, Clamation, Clarification, Classification, Claudication, Coacervation, Coaction, Coadaptation, Coadunation, Coadunition, Coagmentation, Coagulation, Coalition, Coaptation, Coarctation, Coarticulation, Coaxation, Coction, Codification, Coeducation, Coemption. 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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-c-e-i-n-o-p-r-t" | |
-1 letter: anoretic, apocrine, atropine, caponier, coparent, creation, entropic, inceptor, operatic, portance, procaine, reaction. | |
-2 letters: aconite, apnoeic, apricot, aprotic, atropin, cantrip, caprine, caption, carotin, ceratin, certain, cointer, creatin, ectopia, enactor, entopic, erotica, nepotic, noticer, operant, paction, painter, paretic, parotic, pertain, picante, picrate, pointer, porcine, pronate, protean, protein, repaint, tacrine, tropine. | |
-3 letters: acetin, action, aeonic, aortic, apneic, aroint, arpent, atoner, atonic, atopic, canter, cantor, capote, captor, carnet, carnie, carpet, carton, cartop, cation, catnip, centai, centra, citron, coater, coiner, contra, copier, copter, cornea, cornet, cortin, craton, crepon, cretin, enatic, enrapt, entrap, erotic, incept, nectar, noetic, norite, notice, octane, opiate, orcein, orient, ornate, orpine, panier, pantie, parent, parton, patine, patron, pectin, picaro, pincer, pineta, pirate, poetic, pointe, prance, preact, prince, protea, protei, pterin, rapine, ratine, ration, recant, recoin, retain, retina, tanrec, tarpon, teopan, toecap, tonier, trance, trepan, tropic, tropin. | |
-4 letters: acorn, actin, actor, antic, antre, aport, apron, apter, areic, arpen, atone, atrip, cairn, caner, canoe, canto, caper, capon, caret, carpi, carte, cater, cento, ceria, citer, coapt, coati, conte, copen, coper, copra, coria, cotan, crane, crape, crate, crept, cripe, crone, enact, entia, epact, erica, inapt, inept, inert, inter, intro, irate, irone, nacre, narco, naric, netop, nicer, niter, nitre, nitro, noria, noter, oaten, oater, ocean, ocrea, octan, ontic, opera, opine, optic, orate, orcin, orpin, pacer, paeon, paint, panic, panto, pareo, paten, pater, patin, patio, peart, pecan, piano, picot, pieta, pinot, pinta, pinto, piton, point, ponce, prate, price, print, prion, prone, racon, rance, ratio, react, recap, recon, recta, recti, recto, repin, repot, retia, riant, ripen, taper, tapir, taroc, tenia, tenor, terai, tinea, toner, tonic, toper, topic, toric, trace, train, triac, trice, trine, tripe, trona, trone, trope. | |
-5 letters: acne, acre, aeon, aero, airn, airt, ante, anti, aper, arco, atop, cain, cane, cant, cape, capo, care, carn, carp, cart, cate, cent, cero, ciao, cine, cion, cire, cite, coat, coin, coir, cone, coni, cope, core, corn, cote, crap, crop, earn, epic, etic, etna, icon, inro, into, iota, iron, naoi, nape, narc, neap, near, neat, nice, nipa, nite, noir, nope, nori, nota, note, once, open, orca, otic, pace, pact, pain, pair, pane, pant, pare, part, pate, pean, pear, peat, pein, pent, peon, peri, pert, pian, pica, pice, pier, pina, pine, pint, pion, pirn, pita, poet, pone, pore, porn, port, prao, prat, proa, race, rain, rani, rant, rape, rapt, rate, rato, reap, rein, rent, repo, rice, riot, ripe, rite, roan, rope, rota, rote, roti, tace, taco, tain, tape, tare, tarn, taro, tarp, tear, tepa, tern, tier, tine, tire. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-c-e-i-n-o-p-r-t" | |
+1 letter: importance, pratincole, precaution. | |
+2 letters: aponeurotic, ceratopsian, chiropteran, cooperating, cooperation, crepitation, deprecation, emancipator, importances, imprecation, incorporate, narcoleptic, neuropathic, nonoperatic, outcapering, percolating, percolation, pratincoles, precautions, predication, preromantic, procreating, procreation, replication. | |
+3 letters: antientropic, antiperiodic, apperception, appreciation, ceratopsians, chiropterans, cooperations, copartnering, crepitations, deprecations, depreciation, deuteranopic, emancipators, entropically, ethnographic, hierophantic, importancies, imprecations, incorporated, incorporates, inoperculate, inspectorate, intercompany, intercompare, narcoleptics, nephropathic, organoleptic, outpreaching, perceptional, percolations, pertinacious, petrifaction, practitioner, precautioned, precentorial, predications, privatdocent, procreations, projectional, putrefaction, recuperation, reoccupation, replications, stenographic, trichopteran, unimportance. | |
+4 letters: anisometropic, anthropogenic, anticorporate, apperceptions, appreciations, cinematograph, complimentary, containerport, containership, contraception, contraceptive, convertiplane, copartnership, coplanarities, decrepitation, depreciations, endoparasitic, expectorating, expectoration, hectographing, hyperromantic, incorporative, inoperculates, inspectorates, intercompared, intercompares, intertropical, lycanthropies, nonparametric, paramountcies, personalistic, petrifactions, petrification, phallocentric, photoreaction, pictorialness, plantocracies, practitioners, precautionary, precautioning, precipitation, preoccupation, prevarication, prevocational, privatdocents, procrastinate, prognosticate, proteinaceous, putrefactions, pyrotechnical, reapplication, reciprocating, reciprocation, recompilation, recomputation, recuperations, reduplication, reincorporate, reoccupations, republication, repunctuation, saprogenicity, spermatogenic, superromantic, terpsichorean, trichopterans, uncooperative, unimportances, unproblematic. | |
+5 letters: actinomorphies, anthropometric, anticensorship, asthenospheric, cinematographs, cinematography, compartmenting, conceptualizer, containerports, containerships, contemporaries, contemporarily, contraceptions, contraceptives, contrapositive, convertiplanes, cooperationist, copartnerships, cyproheptadine, decrepitations, electroplating, enantiomorphic, ethnographical, eutrophication, expectorations, intercomparing, intercorporate, interparochial, isentropically, keratinophilic, magnetospheric, mercaptopurine, noncooperation, noncooperative, nontherapeutic, pantisocracies, parthenocarpic, pertinaciously, petrifications, photoreactions, pithecanthropi, precipitations, prefabrication, preoccupations, prepublication, prettification, preunification, prevarications, procrastinated, procrastinates, prognosticated, prognosticates, pronunciamento, reapplications, recapitulation, reciprocations, recompilations, recomputations, reduplications, reincorporated, reincorporates, republications, repunctuations, spinthariscope, ultraprecision, unappreciation, unincorporated. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)52 45 43 41 50 54 49 4F 4E |
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| American Sign Language (origins from 1620-1817 in Italy and, especially, France) (references)
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| Semaphore (1791, in France) (references)
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| Braille (1829, in France) (references)
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Morse Code (1836) (references).-. . -.-. .- .--. - .. --- -. |
| Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01010010 01000101 01000011 01000001 01010000 01010100 01001001 01001111 01001110 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)R E C A P T I O N |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0052 0045 0043 0041 0050 0054 0049 004F 004E |
| 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)523937355054434948 |
| 1. Definition 2. Crosswords 3. Usage Frequency 4. Expressions | 5. Translations: Modern 6. Rhymes 7. Anagrams 8. Orthography | 9. Bibliography |
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