Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

world-war

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.32 in modern English

Syllables: world-war
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of world war.

adj

Pertaining to a period of time immediately during a world war

Example Sentences

"In this world-war nations fell to the lowest level of savagery."

Inflected Forms

world-wars (plural)

Questions

What does world-war mean?: Alternative form of world war.

How to pronounce world-war

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