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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dives

/ˈdaɪvz/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.30 in modern English

Syllables
dives
IPA
/ˈdaɪvz/
9
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

plural of dive

verb

third-person singular simple present indicative of dive

name

The rich man in the biblical parable of the rich man and Lazarus.

noun

A rich person who lives in luxury.

Etymology

From Latin dives (“rich man”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Rhymes With

drives arrives wives knives survives derives ives hives strives fives thrives revives

Questions

How do you pronounce dives?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈdaɪvz/.
What does dives mean?
plural of dive
Where does dives come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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