Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

negro spiritual

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.65 in modern English

Syllables: ne-gro spir-i-tu-al
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

5

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A genre of African American song, usually with a Christian text, and sung a cappella with no harmony; it developed into gospel music.

noun

Synonym of spiritual.

Inflected Forms

negro spirituals (plural)

Synonyms

spiritual

Questions

What does negro spiritual mean?: A genre of African American song, usually with a Christian text, and sung a cappella with no harmony; it developed into gospel music.

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