Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

from aardvark to zymurgy

/fɹʌm ˈɑɹd.vɑɹk tuː ˈzaɪˌmɜɹd͡ʒi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: from aard-vark -to zy-mur-gy
IPA: /fɹʌm ˈɑɹd.vɑɹk tuː ˈzaɪˌmɜɹd͡ʒi/

52

Scrabble Score

21

Letters

5

Syllables

13

Unique Chars

Meaning

prep_phrase

Synonym of from A to Z: from the beginning to the end; covering everything comprehensively.

Informal

Example Sentences

"What a glorious prospect—to be alone on an island, with an opportunity to sit back against a banana tree, and read all the way from aardvark to zymurgy!"
"I read my entire children's encyclopedia, drilling from aardvark to zymurgy. I never made an error at shortstop."
"Researchers expect and anticipate that their work will be scrutinized by other scientists and whatever the object of study, from Aardvark to Zymurgy, it is certain to be researched by a plethora of investigators from Stockholm to Shanghai to San Francisco[.]"

Etymology

In reference to the first and last major words in many English dictionaries.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /fɹʌm ˈɑɹd.vɑɹk tuː ˈzaɪˌmɜɹd͡ʒi/

Usage

Informal

Phrases

alpha and omega

Frequently Paired Words

alpha and omega

Synonyms

from A to Z

Questions

How do you pronounce from aardvark to zymurgy?: The recorded pronunciation is /fɹʌm ˈɑɹd.vɑɹk tuː ˈzaɪˌmɜɹd͡ʒi/.
What does from aardvark to zymurgy mean?: Synonym of from A to Z: from the beginning to the end; covering everything comprehensively.
Where does from aardvark to zymurgy come from?: In reference to the first and last major words in many English dictionaries.

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