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Christanford Posted 16 years ago
Vocabulary

Of one's own volition / volitionally

Hi,

Is there any difference between 'of one's own volition' and 'volitionally' in terms of meaning, usage, register, etc?

Thanks in advance!
  

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"volitionally" is a pretty rare word, I think. It doesn't even seem to be in many dictionaries. I think the only reason I understand it at all is because its meaning is so easy to deduce; if I had to understand it based on the frequency of previous encounters I don't think I'd know what it meant.

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  • "volitionally" is a pretty rare word, I think.
  • It doesn't even seem to be in many dictionaries.
  • I think the only reason I understand it at all is because its meaning is so easy to deduce; if I had to understand it based on the frequency of previous encounters I don't think I'd know what it meant.
  • "of one's own volition" is much more familiar to me.
  • It's an expression I might occasionally use in conversation, and certainly would readily use in writing if the need arose.
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"volitionally" is a pretty rare word, I think. It doesn't even seem to be in many dictionaries. I think the only reason I understand it at all is because its meaning is so easy to deduce; if I had to understand it based on the frequency of previous encounters I don't think I'd know what it meant.

"of one's own volition" is much more familiar to me. It's an expression I might occasionally
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