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on one's deathbed

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.95 in modern English

Syllables
on one's deathbed
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
1
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

prep_phrase

Close to death.

Synonyms

at death’s door knocking on heaven's door with one foot in the grave

Questions

What does on one's deathbed mean?
Close to death.

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