Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

call by name

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.24 in modern English

Syllables
cal-l by -name
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of call-by-name.

Uncountable

Usage

Questions

What does call by name mean?
Alternative form of call-by-name.

How to pronounce call by name

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