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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

morley

/mˈɔɹli/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.18 in modern English

Syllables
mor-ley
IPA
/mˈɔɹli/
11
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Any of various places in England:

Countable; Uncountable

name

Any of various places in England:

Countable; Uncountable

name

Any of various places in England:

Countable; Uncountable

name

Any of various places in England:

Countable; Uncountable

name

Any of various places in England:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A commune in Meuse department, Grand Est, France.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A number of places in the United States:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A number of places in the United States:

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Old English mor (“moor”) + leah (“wood”). Equivalent to moor + -ley (“lea”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

Morleys (plural)

Phrases

Morley Green Morley Smithy Morley St Botolph Morley St Peter Morley's trisector theorem Morley triangle Petersen-Morley theorem Swanton Morley

Rhymes With

sorely orly corley gourley mcsorley warley thorley gorley whorley storlie

Questions

How do you pronounce morley?
The recorded pronunciation is /mˈɔɹli/.
What does morley mean?
Any of various places in England:
Where does morley come from?
It is traced to Old English.

How to pronounce morley

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