Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sword and sandal

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.90 in modern English

Syllables: sword and san-dal
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or relating to a genre of books or films relating fantasy-adventure tales involving heroic exploits in ancient or biblical times.

Example Sentences

"“Ben-Hur” and “Spartacus” are two famous sword and sandal films."

Inflected Forms

sword-and-sandal (alternative)

Phrases

sword and sorcery sword and planet

Frequently Paired Words

sword and sorcery sword and planet

Questions

What does sword and sandal mean?: Of or relating to a genre of books or films relating fantasy-adventure tales involving heroic exploits in ancient or biblical times.

How to pronounce sword and sandal

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