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broadus

/bɹˈoʊdəs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.87 in modern English

Syllables
broad-us
IPA
/bɹˈoʊdəs/
10
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of brotus.

name

A surname.

name

A town, the county seat of Powder River County, Montana, United States.

Etymology

From Old English, yet the exact origin is obscure. Possibly representing a family name formed from Old English brād (“broad”) + hūs (“house”); a corruption of Broadhurst; or possibly from the placename Broadwas.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

broaduses (plural)

Rhymes With

modus sodus

Questions

How do you pronounce broadus?
The recorded pronunciation is /bɹˈoʊdəs/.
What does broadus mean?
Alternative form of brotus.
Where does broadus come from?
It is traced to Old English.

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