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compton

/ˈkɒmp.tən/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.38 in modern English

Syllables
comp-ton
IPA
/ˈkɒmp.tən/
13
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Any of several placenames in England and the United States.

name

Any of several placenames in England and the United States.

name

Any of several placenames in England and the United States.

name

Any of several placenames in England and the United States.

name

Any of several placenames in England and the United States.

name

Any of several placenames in England and the United States.

name

Any of several placenames in England and the United States.

name

Any of several placenames in England and the United States.

Etymology

From Old English Cumbtūn. Equivalent to combe (“valley”) + -ton (“town”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

Cumpton (alternative)

Derived Forms

Comptonization

Phrases

Clifton and Compton Compton and Shawford Compton Bassett Compton Beauchamp Compton Bishop Compton Dando Compton Dundon Compton effect

Rhymes With

crompton

Questions

How do you pronounce compton?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkɒmp.tən/.
What does compton mean?
Any of several placenames in England and the United States.
Where does compton come from?
It is traced to Old English.

How to pronounce compton

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