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edgecomb

/ˈɛdʒkɔm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.53 in modern English

Syllables
edge-comb
IPA
/ˈɛdʒkɔm/
16
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Old English.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A town in Lincoln County, Maine, United States, named after George Edgcumbe, 1st Earl of Mount Edgcumbe.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Topographic surname, from Old English eċġ (“edge”) + cumb (“narrow valley”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

Edgecombs (plural) Edgecombe (alternative)

Phrases

North Edgecomb

Questions

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

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