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dereham

/ˈdɪəɹəm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.94 in modern English

Syllables
dere-ham
IPA
/ˈdɪəɹəm/
13
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A town and civil parish with a town council in Breckland district, Norfolk, England. Also called East Dereham (OS grid ref TF9913).

Etymology

From Old English Dēorhām, equivalent to dēor (“wild animal”) + hām (“home”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Phrases

West Dereham

Questions

How do you pronounce dereham?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈdɪəɹəm/.
What does dereham mean?
A town and civil parish with a town council in Breckland district, Norfolk, England. Also called East Dereham (OS grid ref TF9913).
Where does dereham come from?
It is traced to Old English.

How to pronounce dereham

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