Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

glasgow effect

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.13 in modern English

Syllables: glas-gow -ef-fect
IPA

26

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The low life expectancy and poor health of residents of Glasgow, Scotland, compared to the rest of the United Kingdom and Europe and after controlling for income disparities.

Inflected Forms

the Glasgow effect (canonical)

Questions

What does glasgow effect mean?: The low life expectancy and poor health of residents of Glasgow, Scotland, compared to the rest of the United Kingdom and Europe and after controlling for income disparities.

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