Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

composing rule

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.43 in modern English

Syllables: com-pos-ing rule
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A thin slip of brass or steel, against which the type is arranged in a composing stick, or by the aid of which stickfuls or handfuls or type are lifted.

Inflected Forms

composing rules (plural)

Synonyms

setting rule

Questions

What does composing rule mean?: A thin slip of brass or steel, against which the type is arranged in a composing stick, or by the aid of which stickfuls or handfuls or type are lifted.

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