Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kent

/kɛnt/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.17 in modern English

Syllables
kent
IPA
/kɛnt/
8
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A river in Cumbria, England, which flows into Morecambe Bay at Arnside.

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Etymology

Inherited from Middle English Kent, from Old English Cent, from Latin Cantium, from Brythonic *Cantio (compare Old Irish céite (“gathering, folkmoot, hillock”)), from Proto-Celtic *kantos (“corner, rim”).

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Phrases

Chatham-Kent Fort Kent Kent Acres Kent City Kent County Kent Island Kent Narrows Kent Peninsula

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Questions

How do you pronounce kent?
The recorded pronunciation is /kɛnt/.
What does kent mean?
A maritime county in southeast England bordered by East Sussex, Surrey, Greater London, the North Sea and the English Channel.
Where does kent come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce kent

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