Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

freshers' week

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.58 in modern English

Syllables: fresh-er-s' week
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The week before the academic aspects of a university start, when students may socialize and undergo induction.

British usage

Usage

British usage

Inflected Forms

freshers' weeks (plural)

Synonyms

freshman week

Questions

What does freshers' week mean?: The week before the academic aspects of a university start, when students may socialize and undergo induction.

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