Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

stepping-stones

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.81 in modern English

Syllables: step-ping--s-tones
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

5

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

plural of stepping-stone

Example Sentences

"The child becomes a boy: Eton or Westminster, Oxford or Cambridge, have garnered for his sake the wisdom of centuries: he is launched into public life, and there are friends and connexions on either hand, as stepping-stones in his way."

Questions

What does stepping-stones mean?: plural of stepping-stone

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