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musgrave

/mˈʌsɡɹeɪv/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.65 in modern English

Syllables
mus-grave
IPA
/mˈʌsɡɹeɪv/
14
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A civil parish in Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, England, previously in Eden district, which includes the villages of Great Musgrave and Little Musgrave.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A habitational surname from Old English.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From Old English mūs (“mouse”) + grāf (“grove”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

Musgraves (plural) Mosgrove (alternative) Musgrove (alternative)

Derived Forms

Musgravetown musgravite

Phrases

Great Musgrave Little Musgrave Mount Musgrave Musgrave Harbour

Questions

How do you pronounce musgrave?
The recorded pronunciation is /mˈʌsɡɹeɪv/.
What does musgrave mean?
A civil parish in Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, England, previously in Eden district, which includes the villages of Great Musgrave and Little Musgrave.
Where does musgrave come from?
It is traced to Old English.

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