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shoemaker-levy

/ˈʃu.meɪˌkɝ ˈlɛ.vi/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.96 in modern English

Syllables
shoe-mak-er-levy
IPA
/ˈʃu.meɪˌkɝ ˈlɛ.vi/
28
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
4
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Comet Shoemaker–Levy 9, a comet which collided with Jupiter.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From the surnames of the astronomers Carolyn Shoemaker, Eugene Shoemaker and David Levy, who discovered several comets.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈʃu.meɪˌkɝ ˈlɛ.vi/

Questions

How do you pronounce shoemaker-levy?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈʃu.meɪˌkɝ ˈlɛ.vi/.
What does shoemaker-levy mean?
Comet Shoemaker–Levy 9, a comet which collided with Jupiter.
Where does shoemaker-levy come from?
From the surnames of the astronomers Carolyn Shoemaker, Eugene Shoemaker and David Levy, who discovered several comets.

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