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imperial system

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.19 in modern English

Syllables
im-pe-ri-al sys-tem
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
5
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A system of measurement in use in the United Kingdom and certain other countries.

Inflected Forms

the imperial system (canonical) imperial systems (plural)

Phrases

customary unit metric system

Frequently Paired Words

customary unit decimal metric system

Synonyms

imperial old money Table of selected imperial units mile mi = 8 furlongs = 1.609344 km = 1760 yards = 5280 feet furlong = 10 chains = 201.17 metres

Questions

What does imperial system mean?
A system of measurement in use in the United Kingdom and certain other countries.

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