Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

strep

/stɹɛp/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.73 in modern English

Syllables: strep
IPA: /stɹɛp/

7

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Ellipsis of strep throat.

Countable; Informal; Uncountable

noun

A streptococcus.

Countable; Informal; Uncountable

noun

Clipping of streptocarpus.

Informal

Example Sentences

"Sore throat is the telltale sign. About one in 10 adults with a sore throat has strep, according to the C.D.C."
"I also have a WWW page with pictures if interested: […] look under the Convention '95 page, there are several streptos. Also look under "Take a bite of the strang stuff" for a view of a^([sic]) unifoliate strep."
"On my arrival at the nursery which (like so many of its kind) is tucked in the back of beyond, Rex was anxious to show me his beloved ‘streps’ (Streptocarpus) and seemed almost disappointed that I should insist instead on viewing his ‘chiris’ (Chirita)."

Etymology

Clipping of streptococcus.

Usage

Inflected Forms

streps (plural)

Synonyms

strepto streptococcal streptococcic streptococcus streptococci streptococcus anhemolyticus

Rhymes With

step yep rep prep sep pep depp shep dep hep epp steppe

Questions

How do you pronounce strep?: The recorded pronunciation is /stɹɛp/.
What does strep mean?: Ellipsis of strep throat.
Where does strep come from?: Clipping of streptococcus.

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