Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

in the neighbourhood of

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.94 in modern English

Syllables: in- the neigh-bour-hood of
IPA

36

Scrabble Score

20

Letters

4

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

prep

Approximately, about, in the region of.

Example Sentences

"[…]we understand on reliable authority that on one occasion the journey was made in approximately 43 min., and this must have included maximum speeds in the neighbourhood of 90 m.p.h."

Inflected Forms

in the neighborhood of (alternative, US)

Questions

What does in the neighbourhood of mean?: Approximately, about, in the region of.

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