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lorgnon

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
lorgnon
IPA
8
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

lorgnette, opera glass

Archaic

Etymology

Borrowed from French lorgnon.

Usage

Inflected Forms

lorgnons (plural)

Questions

What does lorgnon mean?
lorgnette, opera glass
Where does lorgnon come from?
Borrowed from French lorgnon.

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