Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

co-defendant

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.96 in modern English

Syllables: co-de-fen-dant
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative spelling of codefendant.

Example Sentences

"One of Clemons's three co-defendants has already been executed, and Clemons himself came within 12 days of being put to death in 2009."

Etymology

From co- + defendant.

Inflected Forms

co-defendants (plural)

Synonyms

codefendant

Questions

What does co-defendant mean?: Alternative spelling of codefendant.
Where does co-defendant come from?: From co- + defendant.

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