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bete noire

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.01 in modern English

Syllables
bete noire
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

n

a detested person

Example Sentences

Synonyms

anathema

Questions

What does bete noire mean?
a detested person

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