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atchison

/ˈætʃɪsən/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.61 in modern English

Syllables
atchi-son
IPA
/ˈætʃɪsən/
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname.

name

A city, the county seat of Atchison County, Kansas, United States, named after David Rice Atchison.

noun

A former Scottish copper coin, coated with silver, worth four bodles, eight Scots pennies, and two-thirds of an English penny.

Example Sentences

Etymology

The coin is named after Atkinson, a coin minter in the beginning of James VI reign.

Inflected Forms

Atcheson (alternative) Atchisons (plural)

Phrases

Atchison County Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway

Homonyms

atcheson

Rhymes With

atcheson

Questions

How do you pronounce atchison?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈætʃɪsən/.
What does atchison mean?
A surname.
Where does atchison come from?
The coin is named after Atkinson, a coin minter in the beginning of James VI reign.

How to pronounce atchison

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