Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

measure for measure

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.35 in modern English

Syllables
mea-sure -for mea-sure
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

prep_phrase

An act of responding with exactly what one receives.

Synonyms

tit for tat

Questions

What does measure for measure mean?
An act of responding with exactly what one receives.

How to pronounce measure for measure

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