Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

half-colonel

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.37 in modern English

Syllables
half--colonel
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

lieutenant colonel

British usage; Colloquial

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What does half-colonel mean?
lieutenant colonel

How to pronounce half-colonel

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