fife
/ˈfaɪf/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.38 in modern English
10
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
3
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A small shrill pipe, resembling the piccolo flute, used chiefly to accompany the drum in military music
verb
To play this instrument.
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Used instead of five in radio communications, especially NATO and ICAO, to avoid confusion with fire or nine.
name
A traditional county of Scotland succeeded by Fife Region in 1975, situated between the Firth of Tay and the Firth of Forth, with landward boundaries to Perth and Kinross and Clackmannanshire.
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A council area of Scotland, one of 32 created in 1996.
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Etymology
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: Pfeife, Fìobha, -
Regional Pronunciation
- British English: /ˈfaɪf/