Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mountain chain

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.39 in modern English

Syllables: moun-tain chain
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A series of mountain ranges stretching across a continent.

Etymology

From mountain + chain.

Inflected Forms

mountain chains (plural)

Synonyms

range mountain range range of mountains chain chain of mountains

Questions

What does mountain chain mean?: A series of mountain ranges stretching across a continent.
Where does mountain chain come from?: From mountain + chain.

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