Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bytown

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.28 in modern English

Syllables
by-town
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A subsidiary or subordinate town

noun

A town that has its own name and postal code, but which is governed by another town

Etymology

From by- + town.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

bytowns (plural) by-town (alternative)

Questions

What does bytown mean?
A subsidiary or subordinate town
Where does bytown come from?
From by- + town.

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