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dorward

/dˈɔɹwɚd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.28 in modern English

Syllables
dor-ward
IPA
/dˈɔɹwɚd/
12
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Old English.

Etymology

Scottish occupational surname for a doorkeeper, from Old English duru (“door”) + weard (“guard”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Dorwards (plural) Dorwart (alternative)

Rhymes With

forward fast-forward straightforward shoreward norward

Questions

How do you pronounce dorward?
The recorded pronunciation is /dˈɔɹwɚd/.
What does dorward mean?
A surname from Old English.
Where does dorward come from?
It is traced to Old English.

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