Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

datestone

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: date-stone
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An embedded stone with a date carved into it.

Example Sentences

"Judging by the datestone in the lintel, this house was built around 1750."

Etymology

From date + stone.

Inflected Forms

datestones (plural)

Questions

What does datestone mean?: An embedded stone with a date carved into it.
Where does datestone come from?: From date + stone.

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