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astronomer royal

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.15 in modern English

Syllables
as-tronomer roy-al
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

An honorary title given to a leading astronomer; once the director of the Greenwich observatory.

British usage

Usage

Inflected Forms

Astronomers Royal (plural)

Questions

What does astronomer royal mean?
An honorary title given to a leading astronomer; once the director of the Greenwich observatory.

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