Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mawson

/ˈmɔ.sən/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.51 in modern English

Syllables: maw-son
IPA: /ˈmɔ.sən/

11

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Countable; Uncountable

name

A suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia.

Countable; Uncountable

name

Ellipsis of Mawson Station; a research station in Mac. Robertson Land in Antarctica.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Long-term monitoring has revealed a 43% drop over a decade in the number of birds that breed across 52 islands near the Mawson research station."

Etymology

Patronymic surname, from Maw + -son.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈmɔ.sən/
British English: /ˈmɒ.sən/

Usage

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Places.

Inflected Forms

Mawsons (plural)

Derived Forms

mawsoniid mawsonite

Phrases

Mawson Sea

Rhymes With

dawson lawson rawson clawson wasson pawson slawson crossen quassin

Questions

How do you pronounce mawson?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmɔ.sən/.
What does mawson mean?: A surname.
Where does mawson come from?: Patronymic surname, from Maw + -son.

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