Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

paperchase

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.45 in modern English

Syllables: pa-per-chase
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A cross-country race in which a trail of shredded paper marks the route.

noun

An administration process involving cross-references between many documents; the following of a paper trail.

noun

Any long line of white objects or things.

Example Sentences

"He lit his first cigarette, a Balkan and Turkish mixture made for him by Morlands of Grosvenor Street, and watched the small Waves lick the long seashore and the fishing-fleet from Dieppe string out towards the June heat-haze followed by a paper-chase of herring-gulls."

Etymology

From paper + chase.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: paper
Root: *keh₂p-
Suffix: chase

Inflected Forms

paperchases (plural) paper chase (alternative) paper-chase (alternative)

Questions

What does paperchase mean?: A cross-country race in which a trail of shredded paper marks the route.
Where does paperchase come from?: From paper + chase.

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