Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

taking the place of

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.21 in modern English

Syllables
tak-ing the -place of
IPA
31
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
3
Syllables
13
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of take the place of

Questions

What does taking the place of mean?
present participle and gerund of take the place of

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