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Definitions: Exhortation |
ExhortationNoun1. A communication intended to urge or persuade the recipients to take some action. 2. The act of exhorting; an earnest attempt at persuasion. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "exhortation" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1415. (references) |
Etymology: Exhortation \Ex`hor*ta"tion\, noun. [Latin expression exhortatio: compare to the French expression exhortation.]. (Websters 1913) |
Synonym: ExhortationSynonym: incitement (n). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Advice | Exhortation; (persuasion); expostulation; (dissuasion); admonition; (warning); guidance; (direction). |
Motive | Persuasibility, persuasibleness; attractability; impressibility, susceptibility; softness; persuasiveness, attractiveness; tantalization. influence, prompting, dictate, instance; impulse, impulsion; incitement, incitation; press, instigation; provocation; (excitation of feeling); inspiration; persuasion, suasion; encouragement, advocacy; exhortation; advice; solicitation; (request); lobbyism; pull. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Exhortation |
| English words defined with "exhortation": Adhortation ♦ Hortation ♦ Parenesis, pep talk ♦ To take advice. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "exhortation": Age hoc ♦ Get a life! ♦ RTFAQ. (references) |
| Non-English Usage: "Exhortation" is also a word in the following language with the English translation in parentheses. French (exhortation). |
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| Thumbnail | Description & Credit |  | Salvation Army, San Francisco, California. Exhortation.Credit: Library of Congress. |
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| Title | Author | Quote |
Scarlet Letter | Hawthorne, Nathaniel | Clergymen paused in the street to address words of exhortation, that brought a crowd, with its mingled grin and frown, around the poor, sinful woman. |
Les Miserables | Hugo, Victor | This conceded, I return to my exhortation. |
Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man | Joyce, James | His soul was not there to hear and greet it and he knew now that the exhortation he had listened to had already fallen into an idle formal tale. |
Grapes of Wrath | Steinbeck, John | Now a response filled in the pause, and the exhortation went up with a tone of triumph, and a growl of power came into the voice. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Economic History | Ghana | The AFRC executed eight senior military officers, including former chiefs of state Acheampong and Akuffo; established Special Tribunals that, secretly and without due process, tried dozens of military officers, other government officials, and private individuals for corruption, sentencing them to long prison terms and confiscating their property; and, through a combination of force and exhortation, attempted to rid Ghanaian society of corruption and profiteering. (references) |
Human Rights | Vietnam | The Government continued to implement a family planning policy that urges all families to have no more than two children; this policy emphasizes exhortation rather than coercion. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| "Exhortation" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Exhortation" is used about 117 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% | 117 | 29,823 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; 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 |
exhortation | 11 |
exhortation gift | 5 |
christian exhortation | 2 |
exhortation gift spiritual | 2 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "exhortation"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Afrikaan | aanmaning (admonition). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | porosi (charge, errand, guideline, indent, indentation, instruction, order, prescript, prescription, request), paralajmërim (admonishment, admonition, caution, forerunner, notice, portent, premonition, presage, prognostic, tip off, warning), nxitje (abetment, challenge, cheer, countenance, dare, dig, drive, egging, encouragement, fomentation, impetus, impulsion, incentive, incitement, inducement, instancy, instigation, kick, oestrum, oestrus, pressure, prod, prompt, prompting, stimulation, stimulus, urge), këshillë (advice, counsel, inspiration, pointer, recommendation, Rede, suggestion). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arabic | نصيحة (advice, counsel, injunction, piece of advice, pointer, tip), نصح (admonish, admonition, advise, counsel, exhort, preach, recommend, tip off), حض (poke, prompt, prompting, spur), تحذير (admonition, anaesthesia, anesthesia, caution, tip off, warning), عظة (referent). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | съвет (admonishment, admonition, advice, board, council, counsel, monition, sanhedrim, suggestion, synod), увещаване (coaxing), убеждаване (conviction, persuasion, reassurance, suasion), проповед (homily, jobation, preach, pulpit, rant, sermon, text), призив (challenge, invocation, war cry). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 叮嘱. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech | pobízení, napomenutí (admonition, warning), nabádání. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | vermaan (admonition), aansporing (abetment, admonition, impetus, incitement, stimulus), aanmaning (admonition, attack, demand, fit, summons, warning). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Esperanto | minacordono (warning), admono. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | kehotus (demand for payment, encouragement, notice, request). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | sommation. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Frisian | oanmoanning (admonition, warning). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | ermahnung (admonishment, admonition, caution, urging, warning). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | προτροπή (development scheme, promotion, urge, urging). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hebrew | תוכח" (admonition, harangue, punishment, rebuke, reproach, reproof, trouble), "אצ" (acceleration, hurrying, pressing, urging), "טפ" (dripping, preaching, sermonizing). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | figyelmeztetés (admonishment, admonition, caution, caveat, cue, expostulation, notice, notification, reminder, remonstrance, tip off, tip-off, warning), buzdítás (encouragement, godspeed, prompting), serkentés (incentive, quickening, stimulation), jóra serkentő beszéd. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indonesian | caman (lash, stroke). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | esortazione (adjuration, admonition), ammonimento (admonishment, admonition, caveat, warning). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | 苦言 (candidadvice), 教誨 (admonishment, preaching), 教' (admonishment, preaching). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | きょうかい (admonishment, association, boundary, church, feelings, heart, organization, preaching, society), く'" (candidadvice). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Korean | 권 . (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manx | coyrlaghey (advise, advocate, counsel, exhort, persuade, recommend, suggest). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Papiamen | aanmaning (admonition, warning). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | exhortationay estimular (abet, accelerate, actuate, arouse, awake, encourage, energy, excite, fillister, flatterer, flush, galvanize, impel, incite, inspire, inspissate, irritate, jog, kindle, nurture, press agent, promote, put forward, quicken, rouse, stimulate, stir up, urge, vivify, waken, whet), repreensão (admonition, brushoff, censure, chide, expostulation, faultfinding, impeachment, lecture, lesson, rag, rebuke, reprehension, reprimand, reproof, scolding, slur, snap, snub, talking to, trimming, upbringing, wigging), admoestação (admonishment, admonition, exposure, monitory, remonstrance, reprimand, sermon, slur, warning). (various references) îndemnare (impulsion, knack). (various references) увещевание (expostulation), наставление (edification, monition, precept), проповедь (homily, preachment, rant, sermon), призыв (appeal, call, draft, watchword), побуждение (drive, impetus, impulse, impulsion, incentive, incitement, inducement, motion, motive, oestrum, oestrus, persuasive, prompting, urge). (various references) earail (an exhortation, warning). (various references) podsticanje (fomentation, incitement, stirring). (various references) exhortación (admonition). (various references) maning (admonition, appeal, dictate), uppmaning (injunction, order, summons, urging). (various references) สิ่งกระตุ้น (คำทางการ). (various references) uyarı (admonition, admonitory, advice, caution, caveat, commination, demerit, demerit mark, injunction, lecture, monition, notice, remark, remonstrance, tip off, warning), tembih (admonition, warning), teşvik (countenance, encouragement, incitement, inducement, instigation, pull, pump priming, sendoff, stimulation), tavsiye (a piece of advice, advice, commendation, counsel, hint, recommendation, recommendatory, Rede, suggestion, tip). (various references) умовляння (admonition, blandishment, cajolement, cajolery, coaxing, expostulation, reassurance, remonstrance, suasion), заклик (appeal, ban, call, slogan, watchword), проповідь (homily, preach, sermon). (various references) sự thúc đẩy lời hô h o, sự hô h o, sự cổ vũ (encouragement), lời thúc đẩy, lời cổ vũ. (various references) anogaeth (admonition). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | adhortamini, admonitus, exhortatio, exhortatione, exhortationem, exhortationi, exhortationis, hortationibus. (various references) |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| Language | Date | Source | Luke Chapter 3, Verse 18 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Polla men oun kai etera parakalwn euhggelizeto ton laon |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Multa quidem et alia exhortans evangelizabat populum |
| Old English | 990 | West Saxon | Manega oðre þing bodi'g'ende he þæt folc lærde; |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | And many othere thingis also he spak, and prechide to the puple. But Eroude tetrark, whanne he was blamed of Joon for Erodias, |
| Renaissance English | 1526 | Tyndale | And many other thinges in his exhortacion preached he vnto the people. |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | And many other things in his exhortation preached he unto the people. |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | And many other things in his exhortation he preached to the people. |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | And so comforting them with these and other words, he gave the good news to the people; |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Luke Chapter 3, Verse 18 |
| Cebuano | Sa ingon niini ug sa uban pang daghang mga pagpahamatngon, si Juan nagwali sa maayong balita ngadto sa mga tawo. |
| Croatian | I mnogim je drugim pobudama Ivan narodu navješæivao evanðelje. |
| Danish | Ligeså formanede han også Folket om mange andre Ting og forkyndte dem Evangeliet. |
| Dutch | Hij dan, ook nog vele andere dingen vermanende, verkondigde den volke het Evangelie. |
| Finnish | Antaen myös monia muita kehoituksia hän julisti kansalle evankeliumia. |
| French | C`est ainsi que Jean annonçait la bonne nouvelle au peuple, en lui adressant encore beaucoup d`autres exhortations. |
| German | Und viel anderes mehr ermahnte er das Volk und verkündigte ihnen das Heil. |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Demikianlah Yohanes menasihati orang-orang dengan berbagai-bagai cara, pada waktu ia mewartakan Kabar Baik. |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Maka dengan beberapa nasehat yang lain pula diberitakannya kabar kesukaan kepada kaum itu. |
| Italian | Con molte altre esortazioni annunziava al popolo la buona novella. |
| Manx Gaelic | As ymmodee dy reddyn elley ren eh y choyrlaghey as y phreacheil gys y pobble. |
| Maori | He maha atu ano ana kupu whakahau i kauwhau ai ia i te rongopai ki te iwi. |
| Norwegian | Også mange andre formaninger gav han folket, og forkynte dem evangeliet. |
| Portuguese | Assim pois, com muitas outras exortações ainda, anunciava o evangelho ao povo. |
| Rumanian | Astfel propovqduia Ioan norodului Evanghelia, wi -i dqdea kncq multe alte kndemnuri. |
| Russian | нОПЗПЕ Й "ТХЗПЕ 'МБЗПЧЕУФЧПЧБМ ПО ОБТП"Х, ПХЮБС ЕЗП. |
| Shuar | Juan nu arant shiir chichaman aentsun ti Núkap ujakarmiayi. |
| Spanish | Así que, exhortando con estas y otras muchas cosas, anunciaba las buenas nuevas al pueblo. |
| Swahili | Hivyo, pamoja na mawaidha mengine mengi, Yohane aliwahimiza watu akiwahubiria Habari Njema. |
| Swedish | Så förmanade han folket också i många andra stycken och förkunnade evangelium för dem. |
| Uma | Hewa toei Yohanes mpokeni Kareba Lompe' hi ntodea, pai' naparesai' -ra nte wori' nyala tudui' -na. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "exhortation": exhortations. (additional references) | |
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"Exhortation" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: adhortatio, eshortation, ethortation, exhoration, exhortacion, exhortattion, exhortion, exortation, extortation. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "exhortation" (pronounced e'gzô'rtā"shun) |
| 6 | -r t ā" sh u n | deportation, importation. |
| 5 | -t ā" sh u n | accreditation, adaptation, affectation, agitation, amputation, annotation, argumentation, augmentation, cetacean, citation, cogitation, cohabitation, computation, confrontation, connotation, consultation, crustacean, decapitation, deforestation, devastation, dictation, dilatation, disorientation, disputation, dissertation, documentation, equitation, excitation, expectation, experimentation, exploitation, facilitation, fermentation, flirtation, flotation, fragmentation, gestation, gravitation, habitation, hesitation, imitation, implantation, implementation, imputation, incantation, incapacitation, incrustation, indentation, infestation, inhabitation, instrumentation, interpretation, invitation, irritation, lactation, levitation, limitation, manifestation, meditation, misinterpretation, misrepresentation, molestation, mutation, notation, orientation, ornamentation, ostentation, palpitation, permutation, pigmentation, plantation, precipitation, premeditation, presentation, protestation, quotation, recantation, recitation, reforestation, refutation, regimentation, rehabilitation, reinterpretation, representation, reputation, resuscitation, rotation, sanitation, sedimentation, segmentation, solicitation, station, superstation, temptation, transplantation, transportation, vegetation, visitation. |
| 4 | -ā" sh u n | abbreviation, abdication, aberration, abomination, abrogation, acceleration, acclimation, accommodation, accumulation, accusation, acidification, activation, adjudication, administration, admiration, adoration, adulation, advocation, affiliation, affirmation, agglomeration, aggravation, alienation, allegation, alleviation, allocation, alphabetization, alteration, altercation, amalgamation, amelioration, amortization, amplification, animation, annexation, annihilation, anticipation, antidiscrimination, appellation, application, appreciation, approbation, appropriation, approximation, arbitration, articulation, aspiration, assassination, assimilation, association, authentication, authorization, automation, aviation, avocation, balkanization, bifurcation, calculation, calibration, cancellation, cannibalization, capitalization, capitulation, carnation, castration, categorization, causation, celebration, centralization, certification, cessation, characterization, civilization, clarification, classification, coagulation, codification, cogeneration, collaboration, collectivization, colonization, coloration, colorization, combination, commemoration, commendation, commercialization, communication, communization, compensation, compilation, complication, computerization, concatenation, concentration, conciliation, condemnation, condensation, confabulation, confederation, configuration, confirmation, confiscation, conflagration, conglomeration, congratulation, congregation, conjugation, consecration, conservation, consideration, consolation, consolidation, constellation, consternation, constipation, consummation, contamination, contemplation, continuation, conversation, convocation, cooperation, coordination, coronation, corporation, correlation, corroboration, creation, cremation, criminalization, culmination, cultivation, dalmatian, damnation, decaffeination, deceleration, decentralization, decertification, declaration, decontamination, decoration, decriminalization, dedication, defamation, deflation, deformation, degeneration, degradation, dehumanization, dehydration, deification, deinstitutionalization, delegation, deliberation, delineation, demarcation, demilitarization, demobilization, democratization, demodulation, demonization, demonstration, demoralization, denationalization, denomination, denuclearization, denunciation, depopulation, depravation, depreciation, depredation, deprivation, deregulation, derivation, desalination, desalinization, desecration, desegregation, desiccation, designation, desolation, desperation, destabilization, destination, determination, detonation, detoxication, detoxification, devaluation, deviation, differentiation, dilation, discoloration, discontinuation, discrimination, disembarkation, disinclination, disinflation, disinformation, disintegration, dislocation, disorganization, dispensation, disqualification, dissemination, dissipation, dissociation, distillation, diversification, divination, domestication, domination, donation, dramatization, duplication, duration, echolocation, edification, education, ejaculation, elaboration, elation, electrification, elevation, elimination, elongation, emanation, emancipation, embarkation, emigration, emulation, enumeration, equalization, equivocation, eradication, escalation, estimation, evacuation, evaluation, evaporation, evocation, exacerbation, exaggeration, examination, exasperation, excavation, exclamation, excommunication, exfoliation, exhalation, exhilaration, exhumation, exoneration, expatriation, expiration, explanation, explication, exploration, expropriation, extermination, extrapolation, fabrication, falsification, fascination, federation, fertilization, fibrillation, figuration, filtration, fixation, fluctuation, fluoridation, foliation, formation, formulation, fortification, foundation, frustration, fumigation, gasification, gastrulation, generalization, generation, gentrification, germination, glaciation, globalization, glorification, gradation, graduation, granulation, gratification, gyration, hallucination, harmonization, hibernation, hospitalization, humiliation, hybridization, hydration, hydrogenation, hyperinflation, identification, illumination, illustration, imagination, immigration, immunization, impersonation, implication, impregnation, improvisation, inactivation, inauguration, incarceration, incarnation, inclination, incoordination, incorporation, incrimination, incubation, indemnification, indexation, indication, indignation, indoctrination, industrialization, infatuation, infiltration, inflammation, inflation, information, inhalation, initiation, innovation, inoculation, insemination, insinuation, inspiration, installation, instigation, institutionalization, insubordination, insulation, integration, intensification, internationalization, interrogation, intimation, intimidation, intonation, intoxication, inundation, invalidation, investigation, invocation, ionization, irradiation, irrigation, isolation, jubilation, justification, laceration, legalization, legislation, liberalization, liberation, libration, ligation, liquidation, litigation, localization, location, lubrication, machination, magnetization, magnification, malformation, manipulation, marginalization, masturbation, maturation, maximization, mechanization, mediation, medication, menstruation, migration, mineralization, miniaturization, ministration, misallocation, misapplication, misappropriation, miscalculation, mischaracterization, miscommunication, miscreation, misidentification, misinformation, mitigation, mobilization, moderation, modernization, modification, modulation, monopolization, motivation, multiplication, mummification, mutilation, narration, nation, nationalization, naturalization, navigation, negation, negotiation, neutralization, nitration, nomination, nondiscrimination, nonproliferation, normalization, notification, nucleation, nullification, obfuscation, obligation, observation, occupation, operation, optimization, oration, orchestration, ordination, organisation, organization, origination, oscillation, ossification, ovation, overpopulation, overregulation, overvaluation, ovulation, oxidation, pacification, pagination, participation, pasteurization, penetration, perforation, perpetuation, personalization, personification, perspiration, perturbation, polarization, politicization, pollination, pontification, popularization, population, predestination, prefabrication, preoccupation, preparation, preservation, pressurization, privation, privatization, probation, proclamation, procrastination, procreation, profanation, prognostication, proliferation, pronunciation, propagation, proration, prostration, provocation, publication, punctuation, purification, qualification, quantification, radiation, radicalization, ramification, ratification, rationalization, reaffirmation, realization, reallocation, reauthorization, recalculation, recapitalization, recertification, reclamation, reclassification, recommendation, reconciliation, reconfiguration, reconfirmation, reconsideration, recreation, recrimination, rectification, recuperation, redecoration, rededication, reevaluation, reexamination, reflation, reformation, refrigeration, regeneration, registration, regulation, rehydration, reincarnation, reincorporation, reinvigoration, reiteration, rejuvenation, relation, relaxation, relocation, remediation, remuneration, renationalization, renegotiation, renomination, renovation, renunciation, reorganization, reparation, repatriation, replication, repudiation, reregulation, reservation, resignation, respiration, restoration, retaliation, retardation, reunification, revaluation, revelation, reverberation, revitalization, revocation, rumination, salvation, sanctification, saponification, saturation, securitization, sedation, segregation, sensation, separation, sequestration, simplification, simulation, situation, socialization, sophistication, specialization, specification, speculation, stabilization, stagflation, stagnation, standardization, starvation, sterilization, stimulation, stipulation, strangulation, subluxation, subordination, subsidization, substantiation, suburbanization, suffocation, summation, syndication, tabulation, taxation, telecommunication, termination, titillation, toleration, transformation, transillumination, translation, trepidation, triangulation, tribulation, undervaluation, unification, unionization, urbanization, usurpation, utilization, vacation, vaccination, vacillation, validation, valuation, vaporization, variation, ventilation, verification, vibration, victimization, vilification, vindication, violation, visualization, vocation, vulgarization, westernization. |
| 3 | -sh u n | abduction, abolition, abortion, absolution, absorption, abstraction, academician, accession, accretion, acquisition, action, addiction, addition, admission, admonition, adoption, advection, affection, affliction, aggression, alliteration, alternation, ambition, ammunition, antiabortion, anticorruption, apparition, apportion, apprehension, ascension, ashen, assertion, assumption, attention, attraction, attribution, attrition, auction, audition, beautician, benediction, brutalization, caption, carburetion, caution, circulation, circumspection, clinician, coalition, coercion, cognition, collection, commission, commotion, compassion, competition, completion, complexion, composition, comprehension, compression, compulsion, compunction, conception, conceptualization, concession, concoction, concussion, condescension, condition, conduction, confection, confession, conjunction, connection, conniption, conscription, constitution, constriction, construction, consumption, contention, contortion, contraception, contraction, contradiction, contraption, contribution, contrition, convection, convention, conviction, convolution, convulsion, correction, corruption, counterrevolution, crucifixion, cushion, deception, decimation, decommission, decomposition, decompression, deconstruction, deduction, defection, definition, deletion, demolition, demotion, dentition, depiction, depletion, deposition, depression, dereliction, description, desertion, destitution, destruction, detection, detention, deterioration, devolution, devotion, diction, dietitian, diffraction, digression, dilution, dimension, diminution, direction, disaffection, disconnection, discretion, discussion, disinfection, disposition, disruption, dissatisfaction, dissection, dissension, dissolution, distinction, distortion, distraction, distribution, dysfunction, edition, egyptian, ejection, election, electrician, electrocution, elocution, emission, emotion, emulsion, encryption, erection, erudition, eruption, eviction, evolution, exaction, exception, excoriation, excretion, execution, exemption, exertion, exhibition, expansion, expedition, exposition, expression, expulsion, extension, extinction, extortion, extraction, extradition, faction, fashion, fiction, fission, flexion, formalization, fraction, freshen, friction, fruition, function, gentian, geriatrician, gumption, hessian, homogenization, hypertension, hypotension, ignition, impassion, imperfection, imposition, impression, inaction, inception, incineration, indiscretion, induction, infarction, infection, inflection, infliction, infraction, inhibition, injection, injunction, inquisition, inscription, insertion, inspection, institution, instruction, insurrection, interaction, interception, intercession, interconnection, interdiction, interjection, intermission, interruption, intersection, introduction, introspection, intuition, invention, junction, jurisdiction, juxtaposition, lilliputian, liposuction, liquefaction, locomotion, logician, lotion, magician, malfunction, malnutrition, mansion, martian, mathematician, mention, midsection, misapprehension, misconception, misimpression, misperception, mission, mortician, motion, munition, musician, nonaggression, nonfiction, nonprescription, notion, nutrition, objection, obsession, obstetrician, obstruction, ocean, omission, opposition, oppression, optician, option, overconsumption, overexpansion, overproduction, overprotection, overreaction, oversimplification, partition, passion, patrician, pediatrician, pension, perception, percussion, perfection, permission, persecution, petition, physician, politician, pollution, portion, position, possession, potion, precaution, precession, preconception, precondition, prediction, predilection, predisposition, preelection, preemption, preignition, premonition, prescription, presumption, presupposition, pretension, prevention, procession, production, profession, progression, prohibition, projection, promotion, proportion, proposition, propulsion, proscription, prosecution, prostitution, protection, ration, reaction, reassertion, reception, recession, recognition, recollection, recondition, reconstruction, redefinition, redemption, redirection, redistribution, reduction, reeducation, reelection, reflection, regression, reimposition, reinspection, reintegration, reintroduction, reinvention, rejection, remission, rendition, repercussion, repetition, reposition, repossession, repression, reproduction, requisition, resolution, restitution, restriction, resumption, resurrection, retention, retraction, retransmission, retribution, revolution, revulsion, rhetorician, sanction, satisfaction, secession, secretion, section, sedition, seduction, selection, session, solution, statistician, submission, subscription, subsection, substation, substitution, subtraction, succession, suction, superstition, supposition, suppression, suspension, suspicion, syncopation, tactician, technician, tension, theoretician, titian, traction, tradition, transaction, transcription, transection, transgression, transition, transmission, tuition, venetian, volition, workstation. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-e-h-i-n-o-o-r-t-t-x" | |
-2 letters: anorthite, extortion. | |
-3 letters: antihero, rotation, thionate, toothier. | |
-4 letters: another, arnotto, hairnet, hootier, hornito, inearth, intreat, iterant, narthex, nattier, nitrate, oration, oxheart, rattoon, tertian, thorite, tortoni, tritone. | |
-5 letters: anther, aroint, atoner, attire, attorn, enroot, ethion, exhort, extant, extort, hatter, heriot, hernia, heroin, hinter, hitter, hoaxer, hooter, hornet, hotter, intort, natter, norite, notate, nother, orient, ornate. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-e-h-i-n-o-o-r-t-t-x" | |
+1 letter: exhortations. | |
| 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)45 78 68 6F 72 74 61 74 69 6F 6E |
| Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)
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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)01000101 01111000 01101000 01101111 01110010 01110100 01100001 01110100 01101001 01101111 01101110 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)E x h o r t a t i o n |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0045 0078 0068 006F 0072 0074 0061 0074 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)3990748184866786758180 |
| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Crosswords 4. Usage: Commercial | 5. Images: Photo Album 6. Quotations: Fiction 7. Quotations: Non-fiction 8. Usage Frequency | 9. Expressions: Internet 10. Translations: Modern 11. Translations: Ancient 12. Bible Trace | 13. Derivations 14. Rhymes 15. Anagrams 16. Orthography | 17. Bibliography |
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