Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

looseleaf

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.60 in modern English

Syllables
loose-leaf
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Lined paper, usually collected in a binder.

Uncountable

adj

Consisting of loose leaves (pages), often collected in a binder, rather than being bound like a book or stapled.

adj

Of tea: supplied as whole tea leaves rather than teabags.

adj

Of lettuce: having loosely bunched leaves.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From loose + leaf (“sheet of a book, magazine, etc.”).

Usage

Questions

What does looseleaf mean?
Lined paper, usually collected in a binder.
Where does looseleaf come from?
From loose + leaf (“sheet of a book, magazine, etc.”).

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