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carfax

/ˈkɑr.fæks/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.32 in modern English

Syllables
car-fax
IPA
/ˈkɑr.fæks/
18
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A junction of four roads.

noun

The main intersection in a town.

name

The junction of the High Sreet, St Aldate's, Queen Street and Cornmarket Street at the centre of Oxford.

Etymology

From Middle English carfukes, an Anglicisation of Latin quadrifurcus (“four-pronged, four-forked”). Doublet of carfour.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: carfukes, quadrifurcus

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈkɑr.fæks/
  • British English: /ˈkɑː.faks/

Inflected Forms

carfaxes (plural)

Derived Forms

Carfax

Synonyms

carfour

Questions

How do you pronounce carfax?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkɑr.fæks/.
What does carfax mean?
A junction of four roads.
Where does carfax come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce carfax

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