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- [san-i-tey-shuh n]
- /ˌsæn ɪˈteɪ ʃən/
- /ˌsæn.ɪˈteɪ.ʃən/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [san-i-tey-shuh n]
- /ˌsæn ɪˈteɪ ʃən/
Definitions of sanitation word
- noun sanitation the development and application of sanitary measures for the sake of cleanliness, protecting health, etc. 1
- noun sanitation the disposal of sewage and solid waste. 1
- noun sanitation trash collection 1
- noun sanitation cleanliness 1
- noun sanitation toilet and washing facilities 1
- noun sanitation relating to trash collection 1
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Origin of sanitation
First appearance:
before 1840 One of the 33% newest English words
First recorded in 1840-50; sanit(ary) + -ation
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Sanitation
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
sanitation popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 80% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
sanitation usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for sanitation
noun sanitation
- antisepsis — destruction of undesirable microorganisms, such as those that cause disease or putrefaction
- asepsis — the state of being free from living pathogenic organisms
- cleaning — the act of removing dirt or something undesirable
- cleanliness — Cleanliness is the degree to which people keep themselves and their surroundings clean.
- disinfection — to cleanse (rooms, wounds, clothing, etc.) of infection; destroy disease germs in.
Antonyms for sanitation
noun sanitation
- communicability — capable of being easily communicated or transmitted: communicable information; a communicable disease.
- contagiousness — capable of being transmitted by bodily contact with an infected person or object: contagious diseases.
- flu — influenza.
- flus — influenza.
- infection — an act or fact of infecting; state of being infected.
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See also
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