Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hardground

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: hard-ground
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A lithified seafloor.

noun

A hard stratum of rock other than coal.

Example Sentences

"Ancient hardgrounds are found in limestone sequences and distinguished from later-lithified sediments by evidence of exposure to normal marine waters."

Etymology

From hard + ground.

Inflected Forms

hardgrounds (plural)

Questions

What does hardground mean?: A lithified seafloor.
Where does hardground come from?: From hard + ground.

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