locke
/lɑk/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.53 in modern English
11
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
A number of places in the United States:
name
A number of places in the United States:
name
A number of places in the United States:
name
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Example Sentences
- "John Locke (1632 – 1704); an influential English philosopher of the Enlightenment and social contract theorist."
- "It was Locke and his successors, not Hegel, who founded and disseminated the doctrine of human equality, based on the principles of empiricism, and the value of individual freedom under the law."
Etymology
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: -, lykkja
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /lɑk/
- British English: /lɒk/
Usage
Subject
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