Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

imperial we

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.21 in modern English

Syllables: im-pe-ri-al we
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of majestic plural (and loosely synonymous with royal we and editorial we).

Example Sentences

"You write, "Many roads lead to Rome. We must each travel the one that suits us best." Your attack on Mehring, on all gay radicals, makes me think that I'm not included in your imperial "We," that my road doesn't lead to Rome."

Synonyms

majestic plural

Questions

What does imperial we mean?: Synonym of majestic plural (and loosely synonymous with royal we and editorial we).

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