Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

jazz funeral

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.04 in modern English

Syllables: jaz-z -fu-ner-al
IPA

39

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

5

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A public funeral procession accompanied by a brass band, as traditionally performed in New Orleans, and typically involving a switch at a certain point from sombre to more upbeat music.

Example Sentences

"No other U.S. city has a tradition similar to the jazz funeral, but you can find cognates of the New Orleans funeral parade in the black urban neighborhoods of present-day Cuba and in Haiti."

Inflected Forms

jazz funerals (plural)

Questions

What does jazz funeral mean?: A public funeral procession accompanied by a brass band, as traditionally performed in New Orleans, and typically involving a switch at a certain point from sombre to more upbeat music.

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