Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

eph

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.75 in modern English

Syllables: eph
IPA

8

Scrabble Score

3

Letters

1

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A student at Williams College, Massachusetts, USA.

American usage; Slang

Etymology

Shortened from Ephraim Williams, the name of the college's benefactor.

Usage

American usage
Slang

Inflected Forms

Ephs (plural)

Questions

What does eph mean?: A student at Williams College, Massachusetts, USA.
Where does eph come from?: Shortened from Ephraim Williams, the name of the college's benefactor.

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