Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mortal combat

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.78 in modern English

Syllables
mor-tal -com-bat
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Fighting to the death; a physical fight between persons or groups wherein each side is attempting to kill the other.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Any very spirited competition between persons or groups.

Countable; Uncountable

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Questions

What does mortal combat mean?
Fighting to the death; a physical fight between persons or groups wherein each side is attempting to kill the other.

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