Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dummy it

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.64 in modern English

Syllables
dum-my it
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The pronoun "it" used without any referent, serving only to satisfy rules of syntax.

Inflected Forms

dummy its (plural)

Phrases

existential there

Frequently Paired Words

existential there anticipatory it

Synonyms

ambient it empty it

Questions

What does dummy it mean?
The pronoun "it" used without any referent, serving only to satisfy rules of syntax.

How to pronounce dummy it

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