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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

handfasting

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.28 in modern English

Syllables
hand-fast-ing
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of handfast

noun

The ceremony in which people handfast.

Inflected Forms

handfastings (plural)

Questions

What does handfasting mean?
present participle and gerund of handfast

How to pronounce handfasting

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