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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

oxfordish

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ox-fordish
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Resembling or characteristic of the English city of Oxford.

British usage; Colloquial

name

The slang spoken at the University of Oxford.

British usage; Colloquial; Dated

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Oxford + -ish. Piecewise doublet of Oxfordesque.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

more Oxfordish (comparative) most Oxfordish (superlative)

Questions

What does oxfordish mean?
Resembling or characteristic of the English city of Oxford.
Where does oxfordish come from?
From Oxford + -ish. Piecewise doublet of Oxfordesque.

How to pronounce oxfordish

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