Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

conscience round

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.93 in modern English

Syllables: con-science round
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A blank round of ammunition issued to one or more members of a firing squad without telling them, so that each person in the squad knows there is a chance that they themselves did not fire the lethal shot.

Inflected Forms

conscience rounds (plural)

Questions

What does conscience round mean?: A blank round of ammunition issued to one or more members of a firing squad without telling them, so that each person in the squad knows there is a chance that they themselves did not fire the lethal shot.

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