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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

on the tip of one's tongue

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.95 in modern English

Syllables
on the tip of one's -tongue
IPA
29
Scrabble Score
20
Letters
2
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

prep_phrase

Known but not quite able to be recalled.

Example Sentences

Phrases

presque vu

Frequently Paired Words

TOT lethologica presque vu

Questions

What does on the tip of one's tongue mean?
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