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fall on stony ground

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.29 in modern English

Syllables
fal-l on stony -ground
IPA
25
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
3
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Of words, an idea, etc.: to go unheeded.

Etymology

Referring to the Parable of the Sower (Matthew 13) in the Bible.

Inflected Forms

falls on stony ground (present, singular) falling on stony ground (participle, present) fell on stony ground (past) fallen on stony ground (participle, past)

Questions

What does fall on stony ground mean?
Of words, an idea, etc.: to go unheeded.
Where does fall on stony ground come from?
Referring to the Parable of the Sower (Matthew 13) in the Bible.

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