Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

paper town

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.85 in modern English

Syllables
pa-per -town
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A nonexistent town included on a map in order to identify cases of plagiarism by others.

noun

Synonym of paper township.

American usage

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

paper towns (plural)

Phrases

trap street

Frequently Paired Words

trap street

Synonyms

phantom settlement paper township

Questions

What does paper town mean?
A nonexistent town included on a map in order to identify cases of plagiarism by others.

How to pronounce paper town

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