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mcmurdo

/məkmˈɝdoʊ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.57 in modern English

Syllables
mc-mur-do
IPA
/məkmˈɝdoʊ/
14
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Irish.

Countable; Uncountable

name

Ellipsis of McMurdo Station; a research station on Ross Island in Antarctica.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

Variant of McMurphy.

Usage

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Places.

Inflected Forms

McMurdos (plural)

Derived Forms

McMurdoan McMurdoite Surname

Phrases

Research station McMurdo Sound

Questions

How do you pronounce mcmurdo?
The recorded pronunciation is /məkmˈɝdoʊ/.
What does mcmurdo mean?
A surname from Irish.
Where does mcmurdo come from?
Variant of McMurphy.

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