Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

brattleboro

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.24 in modern English

Syllables
brat-tle-boro
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A kind of rat used in medical research, having a naturally-occurring genetic mutation that prevents it from producing vasopressin.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Inflected Forms

Brattleborough (alternative) Brattleboros (plural)

Phrases

Questions

What does brattleboro mean?
A town in Windham County, Vermont, United States.
Where does brattleboro come from?
From Brattle + -boro, named after Major-General William Brattle.

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