Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

b/w

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.97 in modern English

Syllables
b/w
IPA
7
Scrabble Score
2
Letters
1
Syllables
2
Unique Chars

Meaning

phrase

Initialism of backed with, commonly used with old 45 and 78 RPM records, referring to the flip side (commonly called "B-side") of the record.

adj

Initialism of black-and-white.

prep

Abbreviation of between.

Example Sentences

Frequently Paired Words

b&w

Questions

What does b/w mean?
Initialism of backed with, commonly used with old 45 and 78 RPM records, referring to the flip side (commonly called "B-side") of the record.

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