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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

eddington

/ˈɛdɪŋtən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.37 in modern English

Syllables
ed-ding-ton
IPA
/ˈɛdɪŋtən/
12
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A placename

Countable; Uncountable

name

A placename

Countable; Uncountable

name

A placename

Countable; Uncountable

name

A placename

Countable; Uncountable

name

A placename

Countable; Uncountable

name

A placename

Countable; Uncountable

name

A habitational surname from Old English.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From the Old English personal name Ēada + -ing (“belonging to”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

Eddingtons (plural) Edington (alternative)

Derived Forms

Eddingtonian

Phrases

East Eddington Eddington limit Eddington luminosity sub-Eddington super-Eddington

Homonyms

edington

Rhymes With

reddington redington headington edington weddington

Questions

How do you pronounce eddington?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɛdɪŋtən/.
What does eddington mean?
A placename
Where does eddington come from?
It is traced to Old English.

How to pronounce eddington

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