Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

if ever there has been one

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.37 in modern English

Syllables: if ev-er there has been one
IPA

35

Scrabble Score

21

Letters

2

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

phrase

Alternative form of if ever there was one.

Example Sentences

"Tom Faggus was a jovial soul, if ever there has been one, not making bones of little things, nor caring to seek evil. There was about him such a love of genuine human nature, that if a traveller said a good thing, he would give him back his purse again."

Questions

What does if ever there has been one mean?: Alternative form of if ever there was one.

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