Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

on the cusp

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.05 in modern English

Syllables: on the -cusp
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

prep

on the point of a significant transformation, ascendance, etc.

Example Sentences

"on the cusp of stardom"
"on the cusp between adulthood and old age"

Questions

What does on the cusp mean?: on the point of a significant transformation, ascendance, etc.

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