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beaufort

/ˈboʊfəɹt/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.06 in modern English

Syllables
beau-fort
IPA
/ˈboʊfəɹt/
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

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A place in France:

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A place in France:

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A place in France:

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A place in France:

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A place in France:

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A place in France:

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A town and commune in Echternach canton, eastern Luxembourg.

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An English habitational surname from Old French of Norman origin.

Etymology

Borrowed from French Beaufort, from beau (“beautiful”) + fort (“fort”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈboʊfəɹt/
  • British English: /ˈbəʊfət/

Usage

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in People.

Inflected Forms

Beauforts (plural)

Phrases

Beaufort cipher Beaufort County Beaufort scale Beaufort Sea Beaufort West

Questions

How do you pronounce beaufort?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈboʊfəɹt/.
What does beaufort mean?
A place in France:
Where does beaufort come from?
It is traced to French.

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