Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

extenuating circumstances

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.56 in modern English

Syllables
ex-ten-u-at-ing -cir-cum-stances
IPA
40
Scrabble Score
24
Letters
8
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

Questions

What does extenuating circumstances mean?
plural of extenuating circumstance

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