Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

middlesex

/ˈmɪdl̩.sɛks/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.36 in modern English

Syllables
mid-dle-sex
IPA
/ˈmɪdl̩.sɛks/
20
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

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Etymology

From Old English Middelseaxan (literally “Middle Saxons”), which stood for both Middlesex and its people.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Middelseaxan

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /ˈmɪdl̩.sɛks/

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How do you pronounce middlesex?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmɪdl̩.sɛks/.
What does middlesex mean?
A former inland county of England, partly absorbed into the erstwhile County of London in 1889; finally abolished in 1965 and absorbed mainly into Greater London, the south-west corner of the county becoming Spelthorne Borough and included in Surrey. The whole county, in whatever form, had the Thames as its southern boundary.
Where does middlesex come from?
It is traced to Old English.

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