Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

four marks

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.45 in modern English

Syllables
four -marks
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

Etymology

Recorded as Fowremerkes in 1548; from Old English fēower + mearc (boundary), so called because the boundaries of four ancient parishes met here.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Questions

What does four marks mean?
A large village and civil parish in East Hampshire district, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU6735).
Where does four marks come from?
It is traced to Old English.

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