Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pass-time

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.03 in modern English

Syllables: pass--time
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Obsolete form of pastime.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"For as to the devotees of the circulating libraries, I dare not compliment their pass-time, or rather kill-time, with the name of reading."

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

pass-times (plural)

Questions

What does pass-time mean?: Obsolete form of pastime.

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