Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

longbone

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: long-bone
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname transferred from the nickname.

Etymology

From long + bone, a nickname for a particularly tall person.

Inflected Forms

Longbones (plural)

Questions

What does longbone mean?: A surname transferred from the nickname.
Where does longbone come from?: From long + bone, a nickname for a particularly tall person.

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