Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cross purpose

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.63 in modern English

Syllables
cross pur-pose
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of cross-purpose.

Inflected Forms

cross purposes (plural)

Questions

What does cross purpose mean?
Alternative form of cross-purpose.

How to pronounce cross purpose

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