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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

half-awake

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.12 in modern English

Syllables
half-awake
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Barely awake.

Etymology

From half- + awake.

Phrases

half-asleep

Frequently Paired Words

half-asleep

Questions

What does half-awake mean?
Barely awake.
Where does half-awake come from?
From half- + awake.

How to pronounce half-awake

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