Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

the ville

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.14 in modern English

Syllables: the ville
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Somerville College, Oxford.

British usage

Etymology

Clipping of Somerville. Compare The House for Christ Church and The Hall for St Edmund Hall.

Usage

British usage

Questions

What does the ville mean?: Somerville College, Oxford.
Where does the ville come from?: Clipping of Somerville. Compare The House for Christ Church and The Hall for St Edmund Hall.

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