Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sweat of the brow

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.45 in modern English

Syllables
sweat of the brow
IPA
28
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
1
Syllables
10
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What does sweat of the brow mean?
In intellectual property law, the effort and expense expended by the creator of a protected work, which are entitled to certain protections, even if the work involves little creativity or originality.

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