Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

in name only

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.49 in modern English

Syllables
in- -name on-ly
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

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by title or repute though not in fact

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What does in name only mean?
by title or repute though not in fact

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