Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ebonic

/ibˈɔnɪk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ebon-ic
IPA: /ibˈɔnɪk/

10

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Employing or pertaining to Ebonics.

adj

Alternative form of Ebonic.

Example Sentences

"Still, denial persists regarding the existence and sociolinguistic vitality of Ebonic language varieties."
"[…] so that ebonic speakers use a morphology akin to the grammatical structure of the Niger-Kordofanian family."
"[…] simply uttering, muttering, humming, and hawing incomprehensible ebonic sounds."
"On the thick, menacing, and eminently jeepable “We Don't Care,” Pun trades verses with fellow Terror Squad initiate Cuban Link and the duo put on an ebonic poetry clinic."

Inflected Forms

more ebonic (comparative) most ebonic (superlative)

Questions

How do you pronounce ebonic?: The recorded pronunciation is /ibˈɔnɪk/.
What does ebonic mean?: Employing or pertaining to Ebonics.

How to pronounce ebonic

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