Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

middlebury

/mˈɪdəlbˌɛɹi/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.59 in modern English

Syllables
mid-dle-bury
IPA
/mˈɪdəlbˌɛɹi/
19
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

Etymology

From middle + -bury. Doublet of Middleburg and Middlesbrough. Cf. also Middelburg.

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How do you pronounce middlebury?
The recorded pronunciation is /mˈɪdəlbˌɛɹi/.
What does middlebury mean?
A town in New Haven County, Connecticut, United States.
Where does middlebury come from?
From middle + -bury. Doublet of Middleburg and Middlesbrough. Cf. also Middelburg.

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