Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

penny packet

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.59 in modern English

Syllables: pen-ny -pack-et
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A small number of things or people; a small group.

adj

Paltry; insignificant.

Example Sentences

"Scattered across the four corners of Algeria, it was employed […] like the penny-packet handling of the French armour which had brought such disaster in 1940."

Inflected Forms

penny packets (plural)

Questions

What does penny packet mean?: A small number of things or people; a small group.

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