Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

little ivy

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.82 in modern English

Syllables: lit-tle ivy
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A small liberal arts college that has the academic quality or prestige of an Ivy League university.

American usage; Informal

Usage

American usage
Informal

Inflected Forms

little Ivies (plural)

Phrases

public Ivy

Frequently Paired Words

public Ivy

Questions

What does little ivy mean?: A small liberal arts college that has the academic quality or prestige of an Ivy League university.

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