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How do you spell Isolation?

Correct spelling

isolation

ISOLAT + ION. Think: isolate.

Why is isolation spelled this way?

From Italian isolato, made into an island. Latin INSULA (island). Isolation makes something into an island — separation that surrounds with emptiness on all sides.

Common misspellings of isolation

isolatonisolasionizolationisolashion

Example

The village was in complete isolation.

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