Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

local colour

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.44 in modern English

Syllables
lo-cal -colour
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative spelling of local color.

Uncountable

Usage

Questions

What does local colour mean?
Alternative spelling of local color.

How to pronounce local colour

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