Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

time before time

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.66 in modern English

Syllables
time be-fore -time
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The distant past.

Uncountable

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What does time before time mean?
The distant past.

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