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bedtime story

/ˈbɛdtaɪm ˈstɔːɹi/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.55 in modern English

Syllables
bed-time s-to-ry
IPA
/ˈbɛdtaɪm ˈstɔːɹi/
20
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A story, e.g. a fairy tale, told or read to somebody, usually a child, before they sleep.

Inflected Forms

bedtime stories (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce bedtime story?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈbɛdtaɪm ˈstɔːɹi/.
What does bedtime story mean?
A story, e.g. a fairy tale, told or read to somebody, usually a child, before they sleep.

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