Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

back number

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.48 in modern English

Syllables: back- num-ber
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A back issue of a magazine, etc.

noun

Anything considered old-fashioned.

Example Sentences

"Because of war conditions and rigid paper control, it is now impossible for us to keep supplies of recent back numbers."

Inflected Forms

back numbers (plural)

Synonyms

back issue has-been

Questions

What does back number mean?: A back issue of a magazine, etc.

How to pronounce back number

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