Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

open-book

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.15 in modern English

Syllables: open--book
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Designating exams in which specified external resources, potentially including textbooks, glossaries, study notes, calculators, etc. may be used.

Inflected Forms

open book (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

open-notes take-home

Antonyms

closed-book

Questions

What does open-book mean?: Designating exams in which specified external resources, potentially including textbooks, glossaries, study notes, calculators, etc. may be used.

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