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clarendon

/ˈklæ.ɹən.dən/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.05 in modern English

Syllables
Cla-ren-don
IPA
/ˈklæ.ɹən.dən/
12
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A royal palace near Salisbury, now ruined, or the country house built on its site.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A peerage title (especially in reference to Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon).

Countable; Uncountable

name

A civil parish of Charlotte County, New Brunswick, Canada.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A parish of Jamaica.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A number of places in the United States:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A number of places in the United States:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A number of places in the United States:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A number of places in the United States:

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

The Wiltshire place-name may come from Old English *Claringa dūn, the hill associated with Clare (a personal name). The parish in New Brunswick was named after a settlement, named in turn after British politician George Villiers, 4th Earl of Clarendon (1800 - 1870). The typeface was named after the Clarendon Press, which was named after the Earl of Clarendon (a former chancellor of Oxford University).

Usage

Inflected Forms

Clarendons (plural)

Derived Forms

Clarendonian

Phrases

Clarendon County Clarendon Parish Clarendon Vale North Clarendon

Questions

How do you pronounce clarendon?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈklæ.ɹən.dən/.
What does clarendon mean?
A royal palace near Salisbury, now ruined, or the country house built on its site.
Where does clarendon come from?
The Wiltshire place-name may come from Old English *Claringa dūn, the hill associated with Clare (a personal name). The parish in New Brunswick was named after a settlement, named in turn after British politician George Villiers, 4th Earl of Clarendon (1800 - 1870). The typeface was named after the Clarendon Press, which was named after the Earl of Clarendon (a former chancellor of Oxford University).

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