Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

blackfriars

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.53 in modern English

Syllables
black-fri-ars
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

plural of blackfriar

intj

look out; beware

British usage; Obsolete

name

An area within the City of London, Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ3180).

name

Blackfriars, Oxford.

Usage

Subject

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Synonyms

cave look out watch it or see Thesaurus:heads up

Questions

What does blackfriars mean?
plural of blackfriar

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