Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

passing down

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.61 in modern English

Syllables
pass-ing -down
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of pass down

Questions

What does passing down mean?
present participle and gerund of pass down

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