Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ligne

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.39 in modern English

Syllables: ligne
IPA

6

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of line (“ill-defined unit of length”).

noun

Synonym of line (“ill-defined unit of length”).

Etymology

From French ligne. Doublet of linea.

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: ligne

Inflected Forms

lignes (plural)

Synonyms

line

Questions

What does ligne mean?: Synonym of line (“ill-defined unit of length”).
Where does ligne come from?: It is traced to French.

How to pronounce ligne

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