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leominster

/ˈlɛmənstəɹ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.24 in modern English

Syllables
leomin-ster
IPA
/ˈlɛmənstəɹ/
12
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A market town and civil parish with a town council in northern Herefordshire, England (OS grid ref SO4958).

name

A city in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English Lemynster, Lemyster, from Old English Lēomynster, from Lēon (a region name) + mynster (“monastery”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Lemynster, Lēomynster

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈlɛmənstəɹ/
  • British English: /ˈlɛmstə/

Questions

How do you pronounce leominster?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈlɛmənstəɹ/.
What does leominster mean?
A market town and civil parish with a town council in northern Herefordshire, England (OS grid ref SO4958).
Where does leominster come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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