Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

death card

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.88 in modern English

Syllables: death -card
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The ace of spades.

Etymology

The card is superstitiously a sign of misfortune associated with death.

Inflected Forms

death cards (plural)

Questions

What does death card mean?: The ace of spades.
Where does death card come from?: The card is superstitiously a sign of misfortune associated with death.

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