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cirencester

/ˈsaɪ.ɹənˌsɛs.tə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.47 in modern English

Syllables
cirences-ter
IPA
/ˈsaɪ.ɹənˌsɛs.tə/
15
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A market town and civil parish with a town council in Cotswold district, Gloucestershire, England, the site of the ancient Corinium of the Dobunni (OS grid ref SP0202).

Etymology

From Old English Ċirenċeaster.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Ċirenċeaster

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /ˈsaɪ.ɹənˌsɛs.tə/

Frequently Paired Words

Corinensis

Rhymes With

semester investor leicester chester lester esther str sylvester tester hester polyester trimester

Questions

How do you pronounce cirencester?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsaɪ.ɹənˌsɛs.tə/.
What does cirencester mean?
A market town and civil parish with a town council in Cotswold district, Gloucestershire, England, the site of the ancient Corinium of the Dobunni (OS grid ref SP0202).
Where does cirencester come from?
It is traced to Old English.

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