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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

long-grain

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.17 in modern English

Syllables
long--grain
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of rice, characterized by kernels that are approximately four to five times longer than they are wide.

adj

Of woodgrain, where the grain runs parallel to the longitudinal axis of the piece of wood.

Inflected Forms

longer-grain (comparative) longest-grain (superlative) long grain (alternative) long-grained (alternative)

Antonyms

short-grain

Questions

What does long-grain mean?
Of rice, characterized by kernels that are approximately four to five times longer than they are wide.

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