Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mw

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.58 in modern English

Syllables: mw
IPA

7

Scrabble Score

2

Letters

1

Syllables

2

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Initialism of medium wave.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Initialism of microwave.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Initialism of morning wood.

Countable; Informal; Uncountable

name

Initialism of Merriam-Webster: an American publishing company known for its dictionaries.

name

MediaWiki.

Example Sentences

"Merriam-Webster OnLine has a slightly more extensive definition than the AHD […] MW (1a) and (1b) cover about the same ground as AHD (1) and (2) but divide it up a little differently; […]"

Usage

Inflected Forms

MWs (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

LW MF SW HF LF RF VHF Merriam

Questions

What does mw mean?: Initialism of medium wave.

How to pronounce mw

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