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bodley

/bˈɑdli/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.24 in modern English

Syllables
bod-ley
IPA
/bˈɑdli/
12
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A hamlet in Parracombe parish, North Devon district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SS6645).

Countable; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

Bodleys (plural)

Derived Forms

Bodleian

Rhymes With

oddly godly godley wadley

Questions

How do you pronounce bodley?
The recorded pronunciation is /bˈɑdli/.
What does bodley mean?
A surname.

How to pronounce bodley

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