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courthouse

/ˈkɔɹt.haʊs/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.61 in modern English

Syllables
court-house
IPA
/ˈkɔɹt.haʊs/
15
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A public building housing courts of law.

noun

The public building where most American counties have their county offices.

American usage

Etymology

From court + house.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈkɔɹt.haʊs/

Usage

Inflected Forms

courthouses (plural)

Phrases

Amelia Courthouse Charlotte Court House Gloucester Courthouse King and Queen Court House Spotsylvania Courthouse Washington Court House court of law

Frequently Paired Words

court of law

Synonyms

court courthouse

Questions

How do you pronounce courthouse?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkɔɹt.haʊs/.
What does courthouse mean?
A public building housing courts of law.
Where does courthouse come from?
From court + house.

How to pronounce courthouse

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