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diminutives

/dɪˈmɪn.jə.tɪvz/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.63 in modern English

Syllables
di-min-u-tives
IPA
/dɪˈmɪn.jə.tɪvz/
17
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

plural of diminutive

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /dɪˈmɪn.jə.tɪvz/
  • British English: /dɪˈmɪn.jə.tɪvz/

Questions

How do you pronounce diminutives?
The recorded pronunciation is /dɪˈmɪn.jə.tɪvz/.
What does diminutives mean?
plural of diminutive

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