Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ghost of christmas past

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.26 in modern English

Syllables: ghost of christ-mas -past
IPA

36

Scrabble Score

20

Letters

3

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A fictional ghost in A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens, who visits Ebenezer Scrooge in order to show him his past, especially certain events of past Christmases that contributed to his later distaste for Christmas.

Inflected Forms

the Ghost of Christmas Past (canonical)

Frequently Paired Words

Ghost of Christmas Future Ghost of Christmas Present Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come

Questions

What does ghost of christmas past mean?: A fictional ghost in A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens, who visits Ebenezer Scrooge in order to show him his past, especially certain events of past Christmases that contributed to his later distaste for Christmas.

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