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Definitions: Eviction |
EvictionNoun1. Action by a landlord that compels a tenant to leave the premises (as by rendering the premises unfit for occupancy); no physical expulsion or legal process is involved. 2. The expulsion of someone (such as a tenant) from the possession of land by process of law. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "eviction" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1814. (references) |
| Domain | Definitions |
Finance | The lawful expulsion of an occupant from real property, if necessary, by force. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Synonyms: EvictionSynonyms: constructive eviction (n), dispossession (n), legal ouster (n). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Ejection | Noun: ejection, emission, effusion, rejection, expulsion,exportation, eviction, extrusion, trajection; discharge. |
Taking | Dispossession; deprivation, deprivement; bereavement; divestment; disherison; distraint, distress; sequestration, confiscation; eviction. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Eviction |
| English words defined with "eviction": actual eviction ♦ constructive eviction ♦ Recoupe, retaliatory eviction, Ribbon Society. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "eviction": MANAGER, PROPERTY. (references) |
| Domain | Usage | |
Screenplays | (on the eve of her eviction) (Big Brother; writing credit: Joyce Carol Oates; Joyce Eliason) | |
Lyrics | In my mailbox there's an eviction letter ("Maria, Maria"; performing artist: Santana/Wyclef Jean) | |
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![]() | One eviction we're hoping for.Credit: Library of Congress. | ![]() | Furniture in street during race riot, probably due to eviction, Tulsa, Oklahoma, 1921] / p.Credit: Library of Congress; photo by Alvin C. Krupnick Co., Tulsa, Okla.. |
![]() | The eviction by Hubert O'Grady.Credit: Library of Congress. | ||
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Children | Cameroon | On September 10, several blind persons blocked the road junction in Yaounde between the Ministry of Education and the Prime Minister's office and asked to speak to the Prime Minister about the eviction of several blind persons from a building in which they were living illegally. (references) |
Civil Liberties | Russia | The Hare Krishna face eviction from their place of worship for the construction of a new road. (references) |
Turkmenistan | In April a Pentecostal pastor lost his court battle against eviction from the house in which he held religious services. (references) | |
Human Rights | Mexico | The eviction reportedly was the result of a 1997 land dispute. (references) |
Uganda | On August 3, police arrested Constable Issa Sewatti for the killing of Annet Nakimuli on August 31 during an eviction in a Kampala suburb. (references) | |
Philippines | The law provides certain protections for squatters; eviction is often difficult, especially because politicians recognize squatters' voting power. (references) | |
Indigenous People | Thailand | Those residing in national parks or wildlife sanctuaries are subject to eviction. (references) |
Paraguay | In October the Supreme Court suspended the eviction notice against members of the Yakye Axe (Enxet) indigenous group in the Chaco after the OAS's Inter-American Commission on Human Rights filed a petition on the group's behalf. (references) | |
Minorities | Hungary | The Roma Civic Rights Foundation visits and reports on cases of forced eviction, and works on urging local governments to provide temporary shelters. (references) |
Worker Rights | Belize | On June 7, six banana workers who had been active in union organizing activities on a southern banana farm were fired and were served with eviction notices from their company-provided housing. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| "Eviction" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Eviction" is used about 202 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% | 202 | 21,454 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expressions using "eviction": actual eviction ♦ constructive eviction ♦ eviction order ♦ retaliatory eviction. Additional references. | |
| Hypenated Usage | |
Ending with "eviction": anti-eviction, non-eviction. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| 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 | Expression | Frequency per Day |
eviction notice | 543 | rental eviction | 14 |
eviction | 412 | big brother eviction | 13 |
eviction form | 86 | california eviction notice | 12 |
free eviction notice | 78 | eviction georgia law | 11 |
eviction law | 67 | apartment eviction | 11 |
eviction notice form | 60 | texas eviction | 10 |
eviction letter | 58 | 3 day eviction notice | 10 |
eviction process | 35 | ohio eviction | 10 |
sample eviction notice | 35 | ohio eviction law | 9 |
free eviction notice form | 33 | rental eviction notice | 9 |
california eviction | 30 | 30 day eviction notice | 9 |
free eviction form | 28 | stop eviction | 9 |
california eviction law | 27 | tenant eviction right | 8 |
tenant eviction | 26 | colorado eviction law | 8 |
florida eviction law | 26 | eviction notice write | 8 |
sample eviction letter | 24 | eviction record | 8 |
florida eviction | 19 | california eviction form | 8 |
texas eviction law | 15 | eviction notice texas | 7 |
eviction procedure | 15 | california eviction process | 7 |
constructive eviction | 15 | example notice of eviction | 7 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Translations for "eviction"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | nxjerrje jashtë (ejection, ejectment), dëbim (banishment, deportation, excision, exclusion, excommunication, exile, expulsion, proscription, relegation). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arabic | طرد (banish, banishment, bounce, bouncer, cashier, cast out, chuck, deport, deportation, disgrace, dislodge, dismiss, dismissal, dispossess, dispossession, disqualification, drive out, drum, eject, ejection, eliminate, elimination, evaporate, evict, expel, expulsion, fence, fight down, get off, hunt, in order of the boot, oust, ouster, pitch, poke, put out, removal, remove, repel, rout, sack, scat, send, send packing, sending away, shake, shrift, sling out, spurn, throw out, toss, toss out, turf, turf out, turn away, turn off, turn out), إنتزاع (conquering, conquest, elicitation, exaction, extortion, grab, grabbing, pull, snatching, twitch, yank), إسترداد بدعوى. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | изгонване (bounce, chuck, expulsion, extrusion). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 赶出 (Evict, Evicted, Evicting). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech | vypuzení (ejection, expulsion). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | fraflytning af ejendommen. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | ontzetting van bezit (dispossession, disseizin), ontruiming van lokalen, bezitsontzetting (dispossession, disseizin). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Farsi | خلع ید (Dispossession, Ouster), اخراج (Boot, Deport, Ejection, Exclusion, Expultion, Ouster). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | hallintaoikeuden menettäminen (dispossession, disseizin). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | expulsion, récupération, dépossession, évacuation des locaux. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | räumung (cleaning, clearance, clearing, evacuation, moving out of tenant to elude payment of ground rent, removal, vacation), Exmission. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | έξωση (ejection, expulsion, ouster), απόδοση του μισθίου. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hebrew | 'רוש (abjection, banishment, deportation, ejection, expulsion), שול (dispossession). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | kilakoltatás (ejection). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indonesian | pengusiran (dispersal, expulsion). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | evizione (dispossession, disseizin), evacuazione dei locali, espulsione (definitive expulsion, delivery, discharge, ejection, expulsion), esproprio (compulsory acquisition, compulsory purchase, dispossession, disseizin, expropriation), spossessamento (dispossession, disseizin). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | 追い立て (ejection), 立ち退き . (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | たちのき, おいたて (ejection). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Korean | 퇴거시킴. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manx | scughey (budge, dislodge, dislodgement, displace, displacement, evict, move, moving, quit, removal, remove, scoot, shift, shift about, shifting). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Norwegian | utkastelse. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | evictionay expulsar (cast out, deport, disbelief, disloyal, eject, eliminate, expelled, extrusion, kick stand, oust, out, proscribe, repel, scavenge, scour, turn out), expulsão (delivery, deportation, discharge, ejection, ejectment, expulsion, splash), evição, esbulho (dispossession, disseizin, robbery), despejo do imóvel. (various references) evacuare (ejection, evacuation, exhaust), luare în posesiune (appropriation, occupancy, occupation), dare afarã din casã. (various references) выселение (ejectment, ouster), лишение имущества. (various references) iseljenje. (various references) desahucio (action of ejectment, dispossession, ejection, eviction of a tenant, ouster). (various references) vräkning (dispossession, ejection). (various references) tahliye (discharge, ejection, ejectment, emptying, evacuation, vacation, voidance), mahkeme kararıyla tahliye, kanunen el koyma (condemnation). (various references) виселення (dispossession, ejection, ejectment, ouster, ousting), позбавлення майна, доказ (argument, attest, authority, averment, clue, confirmation, document, evidence, probate, proof, substantiation, testimony, witness). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Words beginning with "eviction": evictions. (additional references) | |
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"Eviction" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: aviction, ediction, eliction, evation, evicition, iliction. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "eviction" (pronounced ivi"kshun) |
| 6 | -v i" k sh u n | conviction. |
| 5 | -i" k sh u n | addiction, affliction, benediction, constriction, contradiction, crucifixion, depiction, dereliction, diction, fiction, friction, infliction, interdiction, jurisdiction, nonfiction, prediction, restriction. |
| 4 | -k sh u n | abduction, abstraction, action, advection, affection, attraction, auction, circumspection, collection, complexion, compunction, concoction, conduction, confection, conjunction, connection, construction, contraction, convection, correction, deconstruction, deduction, defection, destruction, detection, diffraction, direction, disaffection, disconnection, disinfection, dissatisfaction, dissection, distinction, distraction, dysfunction, ejection, election, erection, exaction, extinction, extraction, faction, flexion, fraction, function, imperfection, inaction, induction, infarction, infection, inflection, infraction, injection, injunction, inspection, instruction, insurrection, interaction, interconnection, interjection, intersection, introduction, introspection, junction, liposuction, liquefaction, malfunction, midsection, objection, obstruction, overproduction, overprotection, overreaction, perfection, predilection, preelection, production, projection, protection, reaction, recollection, reconstruction, redirection, reduction, reelection, reflection, reinspection, reintroduction, rejection, reproduction, resurrection, retraction, sanction, satisfaction, section, seduction, selection, subsection, subtraction, suction, traction, transaction, transection. |
| 3 | -sh u n | abbreviation, abdication, aberration, abolition, abomination, abortion, abrogation, absolution, absorption, academician, acceleration, accession, acclimation, accommodation, accreditation, accretion, accumulation, accusation, acidification, acquisition, activation, adaptation, addition, adjudication, administration, admiration, admission, admonition, adoption, adoration, adulation, advocation, affectation, affiliation, affirmation, 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, assertion, assimilation, association, assumption, attention, attribution, attrition, audition, augmentation, authentication, authorization, automation, aviation, avocation, balkanization, beautician, bifurcation, brutalization, calculation, calibration, cancellation, cannibalization, capitalization, capitulation, caption, carburetion, carnation, castration, categorization, causation, caution, celebration, centralization, certification, cessation, cetacean, characterization, circulation, citation, civilization, clarification, classification, clinician, coagulation, coalition, codification, coercion, cogeneration, cogitation, cognition, cohabitation, collaboration, collectivization, colonization, coloration, colorization, combination, commemoration, commendation, commercialization, commission, commotion, communication, communization, compassion, compensation, competition, compilation, completion, complication, composition, comprehension, compression, compulsion, computation, computerization, concatenation, concentration, conception, conceptualization, concession, conciliation, concussion, condemnation, condensation, condescension, condition, confabulation, confederation, confession, configuration, confirmation, confiscation, conflagration, confrontation, conglomeration, congratulation, congregation, conjugation, conniption, connotation, conscription, consecration, conservation, consideration, consolation, consolidation, constellation, consternation, constipation, constitution, consultation, consummation, consumption, contamination, contemplation, contention, continuation, contortion, contraception, contraption, contribution, contrition, convention, conversation, convocation, convolution, convulsion, cooperation, coordination, coronation, corporation, correlation, corroboration, corruption, counterrevolution, creation, cremation, criminalization, crustacean, culmination, cultivation, cushion, dalmatian, damnation, decaffeination, decapitation, deceleration, decentralization, deception, decertification, decimation, declaration, decommission, decomposition, decompression, decontamination, decoration, decriminalization, dedication, defamation, 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, depletion, depopulation, deportation, deposition, depravation, depreciation, depredation, depression, deprivation, deregulation, derivation, desalination, desalinization, description, desecration, desegregation, desertion, desiccation, designation, desolation, desperation, destabilization, destination, destitution, detention, deterioration, determination, detonation, detoxication, detoxification, devaluation, devastation, deviation, devolution, devotion, dictation, dietitian, differentiation, digression, dilatation, dilation, dilution, dimension, diminution, discoloration, discontinuation, discretion, discrimination, discussion, disembarkation, disinclination, disinflation, disinformation, disintegration, dislocation, disorganization, disorientation, dispensation, disposition, disputation, disqualification, disruption, dissemination, dissension, dissertation, dissipation, dissociation, dissolution, distillation, distortion, distribution, diversification, divination, documentation, domestication, domination, donation, dramatization, duplication, duration, echolocation, edification, edition, education, egyptian, ejaculation, elaboration, elation, electrician, electrification, electrocution, elevation, elimination, elocution, elongation, emanation, emancipation, embarkation, emigration, emission, emotion, emulation, emulsion, encryption, enumeration, equalization, equitation, equivocation, eradication, erudition, eruption, escalation, estimation, evacuation, evaluation, evaporation, evocation, evolution, exacerbation, exaggeration, examination, exasperation, excavation, exception, excitation, exclamation, excommunication, excoriation, excretion, execution, exemption, exertion, exfoliation, exhalation, exhibition, exhilaration, exhortation, exhumation, exoneration, expansion, expatriation, expectation, expedition, experimentation, expiration, explanation, explication, exploitation, exploration, exposition, expression, expropriation, expulsion, extension, extermination, extortion, extradition, extrapolation, fabrication, facilitation, falsification, fascination, fashion, federation, fermentation, fertilization, fibrillation, figuration, filtration, fission, fixation, flirtation, flotation, fluctuation, fluoridation, foliation, formalization, formation, formulation, fortification, foundation, fragmentation, freshen, fruition, frustration, fumigation, 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, impersonation, implantation, implementation, implication, importation, imposition, impregnation, impression, improvisation, imputation, inactivation, inauguration, incantation, incapacitation, incarceration, incarnation, inception, incineration, inclination, incoordination, incorporation, incrimination, incrustation, incubation, indemnification, indentation, indexation, indication, indignation, indiscretion, indoctrination, industrialization, infatuation, infestation, infiltration, inflammation, inflation, information, inhabitation, inhalation, inhibition, initiation, innovation, inoculation, inquisition, inscription, insemination, insertion, insinuation, inspiration, installation, instigation, institution, institutionalization, instrumentation, insubordination, insulation, integration, intensification, interception, intercession, intermission, internationalization, interpretation, interrogation, interruption, intimation, intimidation, intonation, intoxication, intuition, inundation, invalidation, invention, investigation, invitation, invocation, ionization, irradiation, irrigation, irritation, isolation, jubilation, justification, juxtaposition, laceration, lactation, legalization, legislation, levitation, liberalization, liberation, libration, ligation, lilliputian, limitation, liquidation, litigation, localization, location, locomotion, logician, lotion, lubrication, machination, magician, magnetization, magnification, malformation, malnutrition, manifestation, manipulation, mansion, marginalization, martian, masturbation, mathematician, maturation, maximization, mechanization, mediation, medication, meditation, menstruation, mention, 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, nonprescription, nonproliferation, normalization, notation, notification, notion, nucleation, nullification, nutrition, obfuscation, obligation, observation, obsession, obstetrician, occupation, ocean, omission, operation, opposition, oppression, optician, optimization, option, oration, orchestration, ordination, organisation, organization, orientation, origination, ornamentation, oscillation, ossification, ostentation, ovation, overconsumption, overexpansion, overpopulation, overregulation, oversimplification, overvaluation, ovulation, oxidation, pacification, pagination, palpitation, participation, partition, passion, pasteurization, patrician, pediatrician, penetration, pension, perception, percussion, 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, predisposition, preemption, prefabrication, preignition, premeditation, premonition, preoccupation, preparation, prescription, presentation, preservation, pressurization, presumption, presupposition, pretension, prevention, privation, privatization, probation, procession, proclamation, procrastination, procreation, profanation, profession, prognostication, progression, prohibition, proliferation, promotion, pronunciation, propagation, proportion, proposition, propulsion, proration, proscription, prosecution, prostitution, prostration, protestation, provocation, publication, punctuation, purification, qualification, quantification, quotation, radiation, radicalization, ramification, ratification, ration, rationalization, reaffirmation, realization, reallocation, reassertion, reauthorization, recalculation, recantation, recapitalization, reception, recertification, recession, recitation, reclamation, reclassification, recognition, recommendation, reconciliation, recondition, reconfiguration, reconfirmation, reconsideration, recreation, recrimination, rectification, recuperation, redecoration, rededication, redefinition, redemption, redistribution, reeducation, reevaluation, reexamination, reflation, reforestation, reformation, refrigeration, refutation, regeneration, regimentation, registration, regression, regulation, rehabilitation, rehydration, reimposition, reincarnation, reincorporation, reintegration, reinterpretation, reinvention, reinvigoration, reiteration, rejuvenation, relation, relaxation, relocation, remediation, remission, remuneration, renationalization, rendition, renegotiation, renomination, renovation, renunciation, reorganization, reparation, repatriation, repercussion, repetition, replication, reposition, repossession, representation, repression, repudiation, reputation, requisition, reregulation, reservation, resignation, resolution, respiration, restitution, restoration, resumption, resuscitation, retaliation, retardation, retention, retransmission, retribution, reunification, revaluation, revelation, reverberation, revitalization, revocation, revolution, revulsion, rhetorician, rotation, rumination, salvation, sanctification, sanitation, saponification, saturation, secession, secretion, securitization, sedation, sedimentation, sedition, segmentation, segregation, 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, subsidization, substantiation, substation, substitution, suburbanization, succession, suffocation, summation, superstation, superstition, supposition, suppression, suspension, suspicion, syncopation, syndication, tabulation, tactician, taxation, technician, telecommunication, temptation, tension, termination, theoretician, titian, titillation, toleration, tradition, transcription, 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-e-i-i-n-o-t-v" | |
-1 letter: invoice. | |
-2 letters: incite, invite, noetic, notice, novice. | |
-3 letters: cento, civet, civie, conte, coven, covet, covin, envoi, evict, ionic, ontic, ovine, tonic, vinic, voice. | |
-4 letters: cent, cine, cion, cite, coin, cone, coni, cote, cove, etic, icon, inti, into, nevi, nice, nite, note, once, otic, oven, tine, tone, vein, vent, veto, vice, vine, vino, vote. | |
-5 letters: con. | |
| Words containing the letters "c-e-i-i-n-o-t-v" | |
+1 letter: cognitive, evictions. | |
+2 letters: inchoative, novelistic, voiceprint. | |
+3 letters: biconvexity, cognitively, coinventing, combinative, concavities, conflictive, convexities, inchoatives, inoculative, insectivore, nociceptive, valediction, viscounties, vivisection, voiceprints. | |
+4 letters: antiviolence, conciliative, connectivity, constitutive, constrictive, continuative, contributive, coordinative, deactivation, equivocating, equivocation, evisceration, gingivectomy, inchoatively, inconvenient, insectivores, intervocalic, nonaddictive, noncognitive, nondirective, noninductive, noninfective, outachieving, overexciting, precognitive, reactivation, reconvicting, reconviction, valedictions, verification, vesiculation, viscountcies, vivisections, vociferating, vociferation. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)45 76 69 63 74 69 6F 6E |
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Morse Code (1836) (references). ...- .. -.-. - .. --- -. |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000101 01110110 01101001 01100011 01110100 01101001 01101111 01101110 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)E v i c t i o n |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0045 0076 0069 0063 0074 0069 006F 006E |
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)3988756986758180 |
| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Crosswords 4. Usage: Modern | 5. Usage: Commercial 6. Images: Photo Album 7. Quotations: Non-fiction 8. Usage Frequency | 9. Expressions 10. Expressions: Internet 11. Translations: Modern 12. Derivations | 13. Rhymes 14. Anagrams 15. Orthography 16. Bibliography |
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