Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

behind the curtain

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.84 in modern English

Syllables
be-hind the cur-tain
IPA
27
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
3
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

prep_phrase

Away from public view.

prep_phrase

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see behind, curtain.

Questions

What does behind the curtain mean?
Away from public view.

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