Speakur

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no fixed abode

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.12 in modern English

Syllables
no -fixed a-bode
IPA
26
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

phrase

Not having a fixed geographical location as a residence.

phrase

A boilerplate expression used in place of a person's home address to denote that they do not have a permanent place of residence (typically due to being homeless or itinerant).

Formal

Usage

Inflected Forms

NFA (alternative, initialism)

Questions

What does no fixed abode mean?
Not having a fixed geographical location as a residence.

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