Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

taking the shadow for the substance

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.00 in modern English

Syllables
tak-ing the shad-ow -for the -sub-stance
IPA
55
Scrabble Score
30
Letters
6
Syllables
17
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of take the shadow for the substance

Questions

What does taking the shadow for the substance mean?
present participle and gerund of take the shadow for the substance

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