Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

opening gun

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.65 in modern English

Syllables: open-ing -gun
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The initial event that triggers a subsequent chain of events.

Example Sentences

"the opening gun in the '48 presidential campaign"

Etymology

Metaphor from warfare.

Inflected Forms

opening guns (plural)

Questions

What does opening gun mean?: The initial event that triggers a subsequent chain of events.
Where does opening gun come from?: Metaphor from warfare.

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