Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

edge index

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.35 in modern English

Syllables
edge in-dex
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A series of alphabetically marked or otherwise labelled inked areas that bleed to the trim, often in the fore edge, of a large reference book, encyclopaedia, Bible, etc., to allow quick access to various parts of the text.

Inflected Forms

edge indexes (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

thumb index

Questions

What does edge index mean?
A series of alphabetically marked or otherwise labelled inked areas that bleed to the trim, often in the fore edge, of a large reference book, encyclopaedia, Bible, etc., to allow quick access to various parts of the text.

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