Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

big year

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.49 in modern English

Syllables: big year
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An informal competition among birdwatchers to determine who can see or hear the largest number of species of birds within a single calendar year and within a specific geographical area.

noun

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see big, year.

Example Sentences

"And so the record stood. Nobody seemed to be much concerned with it, unlike in Britain or the States where Big Years are hotly contested amongst twitchers."

Inflected Forms

big years (plural)

Questions

What does big year mean?: An informal competition among birdwatchers to determine who can see or hear the largest number of species of birds within a single calendar year and within a specific geographical area.

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