Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

midcontinent

/mɪdkˈɑntɪnənt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.47 in modern English

Syllables: mid-con-ti-nent
IPA: /mɪdkˈɑntɪnənt/

17

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

In or near the middle of a continent.

Example Sentences

"Union trainmen stopped traffic on six midcontinent railroads with an unheralded strike yesterday, but some railroads said they expected to resume service by early today."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *me Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-? Proto-Indo-European *-dʰe Proto-Indo-European *médʰi Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *médʰyos Proto-Germanic *midjaz Proto-West Germanic *midi Old English midd Middle English mid English mid English mid- English continent English midcontinent From mid- + continent.

Inflected Forms

mid-continent (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce midcontinent?: The recorded pronunciation is /mɪdkˈɑntɪnənt/.
What does midcontinent mean?: In or near the middle of a continent.
Where does midcontinent come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *me Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-? Proto-Indo-European *-dʰe Proto-Indo-European *médʰi Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *médʰyos Proto-Germanic *midjaz Proto-West Germanic *midi Old English midd Middle English mid English mid English mid- English continent English midcontinent From mid- + continent.

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