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carrying the torch

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.68 in modern English

Syllables
car-ry-ing the -torch
IPA
30
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
4
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of carry the torch

Questions

What does carrying the torch mean?
present participle and gerund of carry the torch

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