Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dumb quotes

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.07 in modern English

Syllables
dum-b- quotes
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

straight quotes

Informal

Etymology

In contrast to smart quotes.

Usage

Questions

What does dumb quotes mean?
straight quotes
Where does dumb quotes come from?
In contrast to smart quotes.

How to pronounce dumb quotes

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