Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

final frontier

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.95 in modern English

Syllables: fi-nal fron-tier
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of outer space.

Informal; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Back to The Final Frontier"
"Mars, Our First Outpost on the Final Frontier"
"With all the troubles here on planet Earth, it’s comforting that things are at least looking up for the Final Frontier."
"Space, the 'final frontier', is rapidly becoming an extra-terrestrial battleground for corporate espionage and other types of cyber attack as hackers seek to gain commercial advantage from rival networks operating in the $330-billion space economy."
"The final frontier: Israel signs agreement with UN space group"
"Hedge funds head for the final frontier"

Etymology

From the introductory voice-over of Star Trek: The Original Series: "Space, the final frontier..."

Usage

Synonyms

high frontier last frontier outer space

Questions

What does final frontier mean?: Synonym of outer space.
Where does final frontier come from?: From the introductory voice-over of Star Trek: The Original Series: "Space, the final frontier..."

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