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ossett

/ˈɒsɪt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.57 in modern English

Syllables
os-sett
IPA
/ˈɒsɪt/
6
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A market town with some local industry in West Yorkshire, England, mostly within the Metropolitan Borough of Wakefield (OS grid ref SE2720).

Etymology

From Old English Osleset (“the fold of a man named Osla”).

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /ˈɒsɪt/

Questions

How do you pronounce ossett?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɒsɪt/.
What does ossett mean?
A market town with some local industry in West Yorkshire, England, mostly within the Metropolitan Borough of Wakefield (OS grid ref SE2720).
Where does ossett come from?
From Old English Osleset (“the fold of a man named Osla”).

How to pronounce ossett

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