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tartan noir

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.81 in modern English

Syllables
tar-tan noir
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Scottish hard-boiled crime fiction

Uncountable

Usage

Questions

What does tartan noir mean?
Scottish hard-boiled crime fiction

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