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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

clos

/klˈɑs/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.65 in modern English

Syllables
clos
IPA
/klˈɑs/
6
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Acronym of common Lisp object system.

noun

plural of CLO

name

A surname.

Etymology

Various origins: * Borrowed from French Clos, a topographic surname for someone who lived by an enclosure. * Respelling of either Dutch Claeys or German Kloss. * Borrowed from Catalan Clos.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Closes (plural)

Rhymes With

boss ross las os pos hamas abbas haas floss bos kos saas

Questions

How do you pronounce clos?
The recorded pronunciation is /klˈɑs/.
What does clos mean?
Acronym of common Lisp object system.
Where does clos come from?
It is traced to French.

How to pronounce clos

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