Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fully fledged

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.25 in modern English

Syllables: ful-ly fledged
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Alternative form of full-fledged (US English)

British usage

Example Sentences

"To a certain extent, even to us, it is sometimes hard to imagine that a language created by a single person at his desk has developed for more than a hundred and thirty years to become a fully fledged means of communication."

Usage

British usage

Synonyms

full-fledged

Questions

What does fully fledged mean?: Alternative form of full-fledged (US English)

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