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gapless

/ˈɡæpləs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.56 in modern English

Syllables
gap-less
IPA
/ˈɡæpləs/
10
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having no gaps

Etymology

Etymology tree Dzongkha རྒེད་པོ (rged po)bor. English gup English gap Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-der. Proto-Germanic *leusaną Proto-Germanic *lausaz Proto-Germanic *-lausaz Proto-West Germanic *-laus Old English -lēas Middle English -les English -less English gapless From gap + -less.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈɡæpləs/

Derived Forms

gaplessly gaplessness

Questions

How do you pronounce gapless?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɡæpləs/.
What does gapless mean?
Having no gaps
Where does gapless come from?
Etymology tree Dzongkha རྒེད་པོ (rged po)bor. English gup English gap Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-der. Proto-Germanic *leusaną Proto-Germanic *lausaz Proto-Germanic *-lausaz Proto-West Germanic *-laus Old English -lēas Middle English -les English -less English gapless From gap + -less.

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