Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pneumony

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pneu-mo-ny
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Archaic form of pneumonia.

Archaic; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Leiter wound down a window. 'Whaddya want ter do?' asked the driver over his shoulder. 'Gimme pneumony?'"

Etymology

Compare French pneumonie.

Usage

Questions

What does pneumony mean?: Archaic form of pneumonia.
Where does pneumony come from?: Compare French pneumonie.

How to pronounce pneumony

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