Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

houses of parliament

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.43 in modern English

Syllables: hous-es of -par-lia-ment
IPA

28

Scrabble Score

18

Letters

5

Syllables

14

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The House of Commons and the House of Lords within the Palace of Westminster.

British usage

name

Collectively, all the chambers of parliament in the political system of a particular jurisdiction.

noun

plural of House of Parliament

Usage

British usage

Questions

What does houses of parliament mean?: The House of Commons and the House of Lords within the Palace of Westminster.

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