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keep a civil tongue

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.25 in modern English

Syllables
keep- a -civil -tongue
IPA
28
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
4
Syllables
13
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Alternative form of keep a civil tongue in one's head.

Inflected Forms

keeps a civil tongue (present, singular) keeping a civil tongue (participle, present) kept a civil tongue (participle, past) kept a civil tongue (past)

Questions

What does keep a civil tongue mean?
Alternative form of keep a civil tongue in one's head.

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