Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

operative word

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.84 in modern English

Syllables
op-er-a-tive -word
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
5
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The key word in a sentence.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

operative words (plural)

Questions

What does operative word mean?
The key word in a sentence.

How to pronounce operative word

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