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Repudiation

Definitions: Repudiation

Repudiation

Noun

1. Rejecting as invalid.

2. The exposure of falseness or pretensions; "the debunking of religion has been too successful".

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Date "repudiation" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1827. (references)


Synonyms: Repudiation

Synonyms: debunking (n), renunciation (n). (additional references)

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Synonyms within Context: Repudiation

ContextSynonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).

Abrogation

Counter order, countermand; repudiation, retraction,

Exclusion

Noun: exclusion, nonadmission, omission, exception, rejection, repudiation; exile; (seclusion); noninclusion, preclusion, prohibition.

Negation

Qualification; repudiation; retraction; confutation; refusal; prohibition.

Nonobservance

Retraction, retractation, repudiation, nullification; protest; forfeiture.

Nonpayment

Noun: nonpayment; default, defalcation; protest, repudiation; application of the sponge; whitewashing.

Rejection

Noun: rejection, repudiation, exclusion; refusal; declination

Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

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Crosswords: Repudiation

English words defined with "repudiation": AbrenunciationdisclaimerReadjuster, Repudiable. (references)
Specialty definitions using "repudiation": Point Of Personal Privilege. (references)

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Commercial Usage: Repudiation

DomainTitle

Books

  • Mature Christianity in the 21st Century: The Recognition and Repudiation of the Anti-Jewish Polemic of the New Testament (Shared Ground Among Jews A) (reference)

  • Mature Christianity: The Recognition and Repudiation of the Anti-Jewish Polemic of the New Testament (reference)

  • The Grand Repudiation (reference)

  • The repudiation of state debts; a study in the financial history of Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Louisiana, Arkansas, Tennessee, Minnesota, Michigan, and Virginia (reference)

    (more book examples)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Non-Fiction Usage: Repudiation

SubjectTopicQuote

Economic History

Czech Republic

Faced with an overwhelming popular repudiation, the Communist Party all but collapsed. (references)

Cape Verde

The embassy is not aware of any specific case of expropriation of private property by the government in the recent past and given the almost complete repudiation by the voters of the former ruling party and its one-party system with total control of the economy, it is very unlikely that any government would consider confiscation of private property as a policy. (references)

Human Rights

Cuba

The Government continued to subject persons who disagreed with it to acts of what it called repudiation. (references)

Women

Mauritania

Women frequently initiate the termination of a marriage, which most often is done by repudiation of husband or wife rather than divorce. (references)

Niger

While women have the right to seek redress in the customary or modern courts, few do so due to ignorance of the legal system, fear of social stigma, or fear of repudiation. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

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Usage Frequency: Repudiation

"Repudiation" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Repudiation" is used about 121 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 SpeechPercentUsage per
100 Million Words
Rank in English
Noun (singular)100%12129,211

Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Expression: Repudiation

Expression using "repudiation": repudiation of messages. Additional references.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Repudiation

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.
 
ExpressionFrequency
per Day

  non repudiation

10

  repudiation

8

  non repudiation transport

2

  macroeconomics mankiw repudiation

2
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translations: Repudiation

Language Translations for "repudiation"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Albanian

  

mospranim (challenge, denial, disapproval, disavowal, disclaimer, nay, non-acceptance, objection, refusal, rejection, renunciation, repulse, spurn), hedhje poshtë (censure, confutation, counterblast, disclaimer, disproof, rejection), divorc (divorce, divorcement, separation). (various references)

   

Arabic 

  

‏فسخ (abrogate, annul, annulment, countermand, defeat, invalidate, invalidation, negate, nullify, repeal, rescind, rescission, revocation, revoke, void), ‏نكران (renunciation), ‏طلاق (divorce), ‏الرفض (rejection), ‏رفض السلطة, ‏رفض (decline, defy, denial, denied, deny, disallow, disapproval, disapprove, dismiss, ignore, negate, negation, negative, nix, objection, odium, overrule, pass up, rebuff, refusal, refuse, reject, rejection, renouncement, repel, reprobate, repudiate, repulse, scorn, set aside, throw out, throw over, toss, turn down). (various references)

   

Bulgarian 

  

осъждане (assize, condemnation, conviction, crimination, denouncement, denunciation, deprecation, reprobation), отричане (abnegation, denial, denouncement, disavowal, disclaimer, disclamation, proscription, recantation, renouncement, renunciation, retractation, retraction, traverse), отритване, отхвърляне (disallowance, disavowal, dismissal, proscription, refutation, rejection, renouncement, veto), отказване (abnegation, back track, backtrack, denial, disavowal, disclamation, recantation, relinquishment, remise, remission, renouncement, renunciation, retractation), отказ да се плати дълга, непризнаване. (various references)

   

Chinese 

  

'绝 (rebuff, Rebuffed, Rebuffing, refusal, Refused, Refusing, rejected, Rejecting, rejection). (various references)

   

Czech

  

zapuzení. (various references)

   

Danish

  

tilbagevisning af meddelelser (repudiation of messages), afvisning af meddelelser (repudiation of messages). (various references)

   

Dutch

  

vordering tot ontkenning van vaderschap (action for disavowal, action for repudiation, bastardy case), verwerping van berichten (repudiation of messages), ontwijkend verweer (exception, means of objection, rejection, repudiation challenge, setting aside), exceptie van onbevoegheid (exception, means of objection, rejection, repudiation challenge, setting aside), declinatoire exceptie (exception, means of objection, rejection, repudiation challenge, setting aside). (various references)

   

Farsi 

  

انکار (Denial, Disavow, Disavowal, Gainsay), ردی (Rejection). (various references)

   

Finnish

  

pätemättömyysväite (exception, means of objection, plea of incapacity, rejection, repudiation challenge, setting aside), kompetenssiväite (exception, means of objection, rejection, repudiation challenge, setting aside), kiistäminen (repudiation of messages), kanne isyyden kumoamiseksi (action for disavowal, action for repudiation, bastardy case, disowning of offspring), isyyden kumoamiskanne (action for disavowal, action for repudiation, bastardy case, disowning of offspring). (various references)

   

French

  

reniement (renunciation), rejet (reject, rejection, repulse), répudiation (renunciation), désaveu (renunciation). (various references)

   

German

  

Verstoßung. (various references)

   

Greek 

  

απάρνηση (abjuration, abnegation, renunciation). (various references)

   

Hungarian

  

megtagadás (abnegation, denial, disavowal, disclamation, forswearing, negative, non-compliance, recantation, refusal, renouncement, renunciation), eltaszítás. (various references)

   

Italian

  

Rifiuto di riconoscere i debiti (Repudiation of debts), rifiuto di messaggi (repudiation of messages), eccezione di incompetenza (exception, means of objection, rejection, repudiation challenge, setting aside), eccezione declinatoria (exception, means of objection, rejection, repudiation challenge, setting aside), azione di disconoscimento (action for disavowal, action for repudiation, bastardy case). (various references)

   

Japanese Kanji 

  

否認 (denial, disapproval, negation), 否定 (denial, negation). (various references)

   

Japanese Katakana 

  

ひに" (beggar, contraception, denial, disapproval, negation, outcast), ひてい (denial, negation). (various references)

   

Manx

  

jiooldey (cast off, deny, disclaim, dismiss, disown, dissent, eliminate, exclude, negate, negation, negative, refuse, reject, rejection, renouncement, repudiate, spurn, traverse). (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

epudiationray

   

Portuguese

  

repúdio (disavowal, renouncement, renunciation), rejeição (cast off, condemnation, disallowance, dismission, rebuttal, refusal, reject, rejection, renouncement, renunciation, veto), negação (denial, disavowal, negation, negative, NOT operation, refusal), não reconhecimento, não aceitação (non-acceptance, nonage, rejection), divórcio (divorce, divorcement). (various references)

   

Romanian

  

repudiere (disavowal, disclaimer), renegare (renouncement), refuz (declination, denial, nay, negative, no, rebuff, refusal, rejection), nerecunoaştere (non-recognition), dezavuare (disavowal, opprobrium). (various references)

   

Russian 

  

отрицание (abnegation, denial, disavowal, negation, negative, no), отказ от долга. (various references)

   

Serbo-Croatian

  

razvod braka, odricanje (abdication, abnegation, disavowal, disclaimer, disclamation, negation, negative, relinquishment, renouncement, renunciation, waiver), odbijanje (denial, disallowance, image degradation, nay, reflection, refusal, rejection, repulse, repulsion, reverberation, set down, setdown, snub). (various references)

   

Spanish

  

repudio (disaffirmation, disavowal, refusal), rechazamiento (rejection), incumplimiento (breach, neglect, non-completion, noncompliance, non-compliance, nonfeasance, non-fulfillment, non-fulfilment, non-observance), desconocimiento (darkness, doubt), cancelación (annulment, cancel, cancellation, deletion), anulación (annulment, avoidance, cancel, cancellation, defeat, denouncement, nullification, rescission, revocation). (various references)

   

Swedish

  

förnekande (abnegation, denial, denying, disavowal, disclamation, negation, renunciation), förkastelse (rejection), förkastande (disallowance, disavowal, rejection). (various references)

   

Turkish

  

ret (defeat, denial, disallowance, disavowal, nay, negation, negative, no, rebuff, refusal, refutation, rejection, veto), red (defeat, denial, disallowance, disavowal, nay, negation, negative, no, refusal, refutation, rejection, veto), yadsıma (abnegation), tanımama (disavowal), inkâr (abnegation, contest, contestation, contradiction, denegation, denial, dereliction, disallowance, disavowal, ignoring, impugnment, nay, negation, refusal), boşama (divorce). (various references)

   

Ukranian 

  

зречення (abdication, abjuration, abnegation, demission, denial, retraction), заперечення (answer, but, demur, denegation, denial, deprecation, disavowal, disclaimer, exception, impugnment, nay-say, negative, no, objection, opposition, plea, protest, rejoinder, retort). (various references)

   

Vietnamese 

  

sự thoái thác (prevarication, shuffle), sự từ chối (denial, non-compliance, refusal), sự không thừa nhận (disallowance, renouncement), sự cự tuyệt (nay, rebroadcast, rebutment, rebuttal, repulse). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Ancestral Language Translations: Repudiation

LanguagePeriodTranslations
Latin500 BCE-Modern

repudii. (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Derivations & Misspellings: Repudiation

Derivations

Words beginning with "repudiation": repudiationist, repudiationists, repudiations. (additional references)


Misspellings

"Repudiation" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: repudation, repuliation. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Rhyming with "Repudiation"

# of Phoneme MatchesPronunciationWord(s) rhyming with "repudiation" (pronounced rupyuw'dēā"shun)
6-d ē ā" sh u nirradiation, mediation, radiation, remediation.
5-ē ā" sh u nabbreviation, affiliation, alleviation, appreciation, appropriation, association, aviation, conciliation, creation, delineation, denunciation, depreciation, deviation, differentiation, dissociation, exfoliation, expatriation, expropriation, foliation, glaciation, humiliation, initiation, misappropriation, miscreation, negotiation, nucleation, procreation, pronunciation, reconciliation, recreation, renegotiation, renunciation, repatriation, retaliation, substantiation, variation.
4-ā" sh u nabdication, aberration, abomination, abrogation, acceleration, acclimation, accommodation, accreditation, accumulation, accusation, acidification, activation, adaptation, adjudication, administration, admiration, adoration, adulation, advocation, affectation, affirmation, agglomeration, aggravation, agitation, alienation, allegation, allocation, alphabetization, alteration, altercation, amalgamation, amelioration, amortization, amplification, amputation, animation, annexation, annihilation, annotation, anticipation, antidiscrimination, appellation, application, approbation, approximation, arbitration, argumentation, articulation, aspiration, assassination, assimilation, augmentation, authentication, authorization, automation, avocation, balkanization, bifurcation, calculation, calibration, cancellation, cannibalization, capitalization, capitulation, carnation, castration, categorization, causation, celebration, centralization, certification, cessation, cetacean, characterization, citation, civilization, clarification, classification, coagulation, codification, cogeneration, cogitation, cohabitation, collaboration, collectivization, colonization, coloration, colorization, combination, commemoration, commendation, commercialization, communication, communization, compensation, compilation, complication, computation, computerization, concatenation, concentration, condemnation, condensation, confabulation, confederation, configuration, confirmation, confiscation, conflagration, confrontation, conglomeration, congratulation, congregation, conjugation, connotation, consecration, conservation, consideration, consolation, consolidation, constellation, consternation, constipation, consultation, consummation, contamination, contemplation, continuation, conversation, convocation, cooperation, coordination, coronation, corporation, correlation, corroboration, cremation, criminalization, crustacean, culmination, cultivation, dalmatian, damnation, decaffeination, decapitation, deceleration, decentralization, decertification, declaration, decontamination, decoration, decriminalization, dedication, defamation, deflation, deforestation, deformation, degeneration, degradation, dehumanization, dehydration, deification, deinstitutionalization, delegation, deliberation, demarcation, demilitarization, demobilization, democratization, demodulation, demonization, demonstration, demoralization, denationalization, denomination, denuclearization, depopulation, deportation, depravation, depredation, deprivation, deregulation, derivation, desalination, desalinization, desecration, desegregation, desiccation, designation, desolation, desperation, destabilization, destination, determination, detonation, detoxication, detoxification, devaluation, devastation, dictation, dilatation, dilation, discoloration, discontinuation, discrimination, disembarkation, disinclination, disinflation, disinformation, disintegration, dislocation, disorganization, disorientation, dispensation, disputation, disqualification, dissemination, dissertation, dissipation, distillation, diversification, divination, documentation, domestication, domination, donation, dramatization, duplication, duration, echolocation, edification, education, ejaculation, elaboration, elation, electrification, elevation, elimination, elongation, emanation, emancipation, embarkation, emigration, emulation, enumeration, equalization, equitation, equivocation, eradication, escalation, estimation, evacuation, evaluation, evaporation, evocation, exacerbation, exaggeration, examination, exasperation, excavation, excitation, exclamation, excommunication, exhalation, exhilaration, exhortation, exhumation, exoneration, expectation, experimentation, expiration, explanation, explication, exploitation, exploration, extermination, extrapolation, fabrication, facilitation, falsification, fascination, federation, fermentation, fertilization, fibrillation, figuration, filtration, fixation, flirtation, flotation, fluctuation, fluoridation, formation, formulation, fortification, foundation, fragmentation, frustration, fumigation, gasification, gastrulation, generalization, generation, gentrification, germination, gestation, globalization, glorification, gradation, graduation, granulation, gratification, gravitation, gyration, habitation, hallucination, harmonization, hesitation, hibernation, hospitalization, hybridization, hydration, hydrogenation, hyperinflation, identification, illumination, illustration, imagination, imitation, immigration, immunization, impersonation, implantation, implementation, implication, importation, impregnation, improvisation, imputation, inactivation, inauguration, incantation, incapacitation, incarceration, incarnation, inclination, incoordination, incorporation, incrimination, incrustation, incubation, indemnification, indentation, indexation, indication, indignation, indoctrination, industrialization, infatuation, infestation, infiltration, inflammation, inflation, information, inhabitation, inhalation, innovation, inoculation, insemination, insinuation, inspiration, installation, instigation, institutionalization, instrumentation, insubordination, insulation, integration, intensification, internationalization, interpretation, interrogation, intimation, intimidation, intonation, intoxication, inundation, invalidation, investigation, invitation, invocation, ionization, irrigation, irritation, isolation, jubilation, justification, laceration, lactation, legalization, legislation, levitation, liberalization, liberation, libration, ligation, limitation, liquidation, litigation, localization, location, lubrication, machination, magnetization, magnification, malformation, manifestation, manipulation, marginalization, masturbation, maturation, maximization, mechanization, medication, meditation, menstruation, migration, mineralization, miniaturization, ministration, misallocation, misapplication, miscalculation, mischaracterization, miscommunication, misidentification, misinformation, misinterpretation, misrepresentation, mitigation, mobilization, moderation, modernization, modification, modulation, molestation, monopolization, motivation, multiplication, mummification, mutation, mutilation, narration, nation, nationalization, naturalization, navigation, negation, neutralization, nitration, nomination, nondiscrimination, nonproliferation, normalization, notation, notification, nullification, obfuscation, obligation, observation, occupation, operation, optimization, oration, orchestration, ordination, organisation, organization, orientation, origination, ornamentation, oscillation, ossification, ostentation, ovation, overpopulation, overregulation, overvaluation, ovulation, oxidation, pacification, pagination, palpitation, participation, pasteurization, penetration, perforation, permutation, perpetuation, personalization, personification, perspiration, perturbation, pigmentation, plantation, polarization, politicization, pollination, pontification, popularization, population, precipitation, predestination, prefabrication, premeditation, preoccupation, preparation, presentation, preservation, pressurization, privation, privatization, probation, proclamation, procrastination, profanation, prognostication, proliferation, propagation, proration, prostration, protestation, provocation, publication, punctuation, purification, qualification, quantification, quotation, radicalization, ramification, ratification, rationalization, reaffirmation, realization, reallocation, reauthorization, recalculation, recantation, recapitalization, recertification, recitation, reclamation, reclassification, recommendation, reconfiguration, reconfirmation, reconsideration, recrimination, rectification, recuperation, redecoration, rededication, reevaluation, reexamination, reflation, reforestation, reformation, refrigeration, refutation, regeneration, regimentation, registration, regulation, rehabilitation, rehydration, reincarnation, reincorporation, reinterpretation, reinvigoration, reiteration, rejuvenation, relation, relaxation, relocation, remuneration, renationalization, renomination, renovation, reorganization, reparation, replication, representation, reputation, reregulation, reservation, resignation, respiration, restoration, resuscitation, retardation, reunification, revaluation, revelation, reverberation, revitalization, revocation, rotation, rumination, salvation, sanctification, sanitation, saponification, saturation, securitization, sedation, sedimentation, segmentation, segregation, sensation, separation, sequestration, simplification, simulation, situation, socialization, solicitation, sophistication, specialization, specification, speculation, stabilization, stagflation, stagnation, standardization, starvation, station, sterilization, stimulation, stipulation, strangulation, subluxation, subordination, subsidization, suburbanization, suffocation, summation, superstation, syndication, tabulation, taxation, telecommunication, temptation, termination, titillation, toleration, transformation, transillumination, translation, transplantation, transportation, trepidation, triangulation, tribulation, undervaluation, unification, unionization, urbanization, usurpation, utilization, vacation, vaccination, vacillation, validation, valuation, vaporization, vegetation, ventilation, verification, vibration, victimization, vilification, vindication, violation, visitation, visualization, vocation, vulgarization, westernization.
3-sh u nabduction, 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.

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Anagrams: Repudiation

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "a-d-e-i-i-n-o-p-r-t-u"

-2 letters: erudition, perdition, predation.

-3 letters: antipode, arointed, atropine, audition, daintier, dipteran, dipteron, duration, eruption, eupatrid, ideation, indurate, inpoured, intrepid, iodinate, ordinate, paintier, pointier, preaudit, pronated, rationed, retinoid, ruinated, unpaired, unparted, unpitied, unrepaid, untidier, uredinia, urinated.

-4 letters: adopter, aneroid, antired, aproned, atropin, audient, auditor, daunter, denarii, depaint, detrain, diatron, dinitro, diopter, dioptre, diorite, diptera, dourine.

 Words containing the letters "a-d-e-i-i-n-o-p-r-t-u"
 

+1 letter: repudiations.

 

+2 letters: reduplication, superaddition.

 

+3 letters: reduplications, repudiationist, superadditions.

 

+4 letters: repudiationists.

 

+5 letters: depressurization.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Alternative Orthography: Repudiation


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

52 65 70 75 64 69 61 74 69 6F 6E

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

American Sign Language (origins from 1620-1817 in Italy and, especially, France) (references)

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Semaphore (1791, in France) (references)

Braille (1829, in France) (references)

Morse Code (1836) (references)

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Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01010010 01100101 01110000 01110101 01100100 01101001 01100001 01110100 01101001 01101111 01101110

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#82 &#101 &#112 &#117 &#100 &#105 &#97 &#116 &#105 &#111 &#110

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

0052 0065 0070 0075 0064 0069 0061 0074 0069 006F 006E

British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

5271828770756786758180

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Synonyms
3. Crosswords
4. Usage: Commercial
5. Quotations: Non-fiction
6. Usage Frequency
7. Expressions
8. Expressions: Internet
9. Translations: Modern
10. Translations: Ancient
11. Derivations
12. Rhymes
13. Anagrams
14. Orthography
15. Bibliography


  

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