Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

long distance

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.80 in modern English

Syllables: long dis-tance
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

2

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

n

a telephone call made outside the local calling area

Example Sentences

"I talked to her by long distance"

Synonyms

long-distance call trunk call

Questions

What does long distance mean?: a telephone call made outside the local calling area

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