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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

byroad

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
by-road
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A road less frequented than a highway; a byway.

Etymology

Etymology tree English by- Proto-Germanic *raidō Proto-West Germanic *raidu Old English rād Middle English rode English road English byroad From by- + road.

Inflected Forms

byroads (plural) by-road (alternative)

Synonyms

byway bypath

Questions

What does byroad mean?
A road less frequented than a highway; a byway.
Where does byroad come from?
Etymology tree English by- Proto-Germanic *raidō Proto-West Germanic *raidu Old English rād Middle English rode English road English byroad From by- + road.

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