Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

taking up residence

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.32 in modern English

Syllables
tak-ing up res-i-dence
IPA
27
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
4
Syllables
13
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of take up residence

Questions

What does taking up residence mean?
present participle and gerund of take up residence

How to pronounce taking up residence

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