Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

half-bound

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.41 in modern English

Syllables
half-bound
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having only the back and corners bound in leather

Etymology

From half- + bound.

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What does half-bound mean?
Having only the back and corners bound in leather
Where does half-bound come from?
From half- + bound.

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