Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

letterboard

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: let-ter-board
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A signboard for lettering or text.

noun

A board marked with letters of the alphabet, used for communication by the disabled.

noun

A board on which matter in type is placed for storage or manipulation.

Example Sentences

"So reads the new slogan painted on the letterboards of New York City omnibuses."
"One of the patients, Leonard L., when he heard of L-DOPA, rapped on his letterboard with mixed enthusiasm and irony, 'Dopamine is Resurrectamine. Cotzias is the Chemical Messiah.'"

Etymology

From letter + board.

Inflected Forms

letterboards (plural)

Questions

What does letterboard mean?: A signboard for lettering or text.
Where does letterboard come from?: From letter + board.

How to pronounce letterboard

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