Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

takes the shadow for the substance

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.99 in modern English

Syllables
takes the shad-ow -for the -sub-stance
IPA
53
Scrabble Score
29
Letters
5
Syllables
15
Unique Chars

Meaning

Questions

What does takes the shadow for the substance mean?
third-person singular simple present indicative of take the shadow for the substance

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