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doune

/duːn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.88 in modern English

Syllables
doune
IPA
/duːn/
6
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

Obsolete spelling of down.

Obsolete

name

A small town or burgh west of Dunblane, Stirling council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NN7201).

name

A hamlet in Strath Oykel west of Lairg, Highland council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NC4400).

Usage

Homonyms

doon

Rhymes With

soon june afternoon moon man in the moon blue moon tune immune noon cartoon balloon spoon

Questions

How do you pronounce doune?
The recorded pronunciation is /duːn/.
What does doune mean?
Obsolete spelling of down.

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