Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

highlit

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: high-lit
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

simple past and past participle of highlight; highlighted.

Example Sentences

"The potential precariousness of the alliance is highlit by the catastrophe of its abrupt ending in the next generation, after the deaths of the two principals."
"I want to focus on an aspect highlit by Denis Donoghue when he reviewed it in the London Review of Books."

Questions

What does highlit mean?: simple past and past participle of highlight; highlighted.

How to pronounce highlit

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