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ten-dollar word

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.40 in modern English

Syllables
ten--dol-lar -word
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
5
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A long and uncommon word used in place of a shorter and simpler one with the intent to appear sophisticated.

American usage

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

ten-dollar words (plural)

Synonyms

twenty-five cent word two-dollar word five-dollar word

Antonyms

ten-cent word

Questions

What does ten-dollar word mean?
A long and uncommon word used in place of a shorter and simpler one with the intent to appear sophisticated.

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