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kirkwood

/ˈkɝkwʊd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.78 in modern English

Syllables
kirk-wood
IPA
/ˈkɝkwʊd/
20
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A common placename:

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name

A common placename:

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name

A common placename:

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name

A common placename:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A common placename:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A common placename:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A common placename:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A common placename:

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From Old English ċiriċe (“church”) + wudu (“wood”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

Kirkwoods (plural) Kerwood (alternative)

Phrases

Kirkwood Gap Kirkwood-Buff solution theory

Questions

How do you pronounce kirkwood?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkɝkwʊd/.
What does kirkwood mean?
A common placename:
Where does kirkwood come from?
It is traced to Old English.

How to pronounce kirkwood

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