Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

old home week

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.21 in modern English

Syllables
old home- week
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Originally in New England, a week when people who had grown up in a village, town or city were invited to come back and visit; now a more general local historical event with parades, school reunions, etc.

American usage

Usage

Inflected Forms

Old Home Weeks (plural)

Phrases

Old Home Day

Frequently Paired Words

Old Home Day

Questions

What does old home week mean?
Originally in New England, a week when people who had grown up in a village, town or city were invited to come back and visit; now a more general local historical event with parades, school reunions, etc.

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