Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

scare-quote

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.94 in modern English

Syllables
scare-quote
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of scare quote.

Inflected Forms

scare-quotes (plural)

Questions

What does scare-quote mean?
Alternative form of scare quote.

How to pronounce scare-quote

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