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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

experience is the best teacher

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.70 in modern English

Syllables
ex-pe-ri-ence is the best teach-er
IPA
47
Scrabble Score
26
Letters
5
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

proverb

Lessons learned from experience are the most lasting.

Etymology

Calque of Latin ūsus magister est optimus, from Prō Rabīriō Postumō by Cicerō about Gāius Rabīrius Postumus.

Phrases

experience is the mother of wisdom practice makes perfect school of hard knocks Ut est rērum omnium magister ūsus

Frequently Paired Words

experience is the mother of wisdom practice makes perfect school of hard knocks Ut est rērum omnium magister ūsus

Questions

What does experience is the best teacher mean?
Lessons learned from experience are the most lasting.
Where does experience is the best teacher come from?
Calque of Latin ūsus magister est optimus, from Prō Rabīriō Postumō by Cicerō about Gāius Rabīrius Postumus.

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