Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

earthen mound

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.77 in modern English

Syllables: earth-en -mound
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A type of mound; a natural elevation appearing as if thrown up artificially; a regular and isolated hill, hillock, or knoll.

Example Sentences

"But transects have also been utilised in a large variety of arenas, including surveying the contents of Amerindian earthen mounds[.]"

Etymology

From earthen + mound.

Inflected Forms

earthen mounds (plural)

Questions

What does earthen mound mean?: A type of mound; a natural elevation appearing as if thrown up artificially; a regular and isolated hill, hillock, or knoll.
Where does earthen mound come from?: From earthen + mound.

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