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festus

/fˈɛstəs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.35 in modern English

Syllables
fes-tus
IPA
/fˈɛstəs/
9
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A city in Missouri.

name

A male given name from Latin, originally a Roman cognomen.

Etymology

From fēstus (“joyful, merry”).

Rhymes With

asbestos

Questions

How do you pronounce festus?
The recorded pronunciation is /fˈɛstəs/.
What does festus mean?
A city in Missouri.
Where does festus come from?
From fēstus (“joyful, merry”).

How to pronounce festus

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  2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling (/fˈɛstəs/) so you know which sounds to aim for.
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