Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

carried the torch

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.70 in modern English

Syllables
car-ried the -torch
IPA
26
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

Questions

What does carried the torch mean?
simple past and past participle of carry the torch

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