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fleur de lys

/ˌflɜːr.dəˈliː/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.46 in modern English

Syllables
fleur de lys
IPA
/ˌflɜːr.dəˈliː/
17
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
1
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A town in Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

Etymology

Derived from French fleur de lis (“lily flower”). The town is named after a nearby rock formation shaped like a fleur de lis.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Homonyms

fleur-de-lis

Rhymes With

the be he we me she see three free -free big three de

Questions

How do you pronounce fleur de lys?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌflɜːr.dəˈliː/.
What does fleur de lys mean?
A town in Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
Where does fleur de lys come from?
It is traced to French.

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