Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

runs in the family

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.78 in modern English

Syllables
run-s in the -fam-i-ly
IPA
26
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
5
Syllables
13
Unique Chars

Meaning

Questions

What does runs in the family mean?
third-person singular simple present indicative of run in the family

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