Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dearly departed

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.30 in modern English

Syllables
dear-ly de-part-ed
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Beloved or cherished people who are now dead.

Formal

Usage

Questions

What does dearly departed mean?
Beloved or cherished people who are now dead.

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