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penrose

/pˈɛnɹˌoʊz/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.74 in modern English

Syllables
pen-rose
IPA
/pˈɛnɹˌoʊz/
9
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

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A surname from Cornish.

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A small village in St Ervan parish, Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SW8770).

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A small town in Wingecarribee Shire, New South Wales, Australia.

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A suburb of Wollongong, New South Wales.

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A suburb of Auckland, New Zealand.

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Etymology

From Cornish penn (“head”) + ros (“moor, heathland”).

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Bemrose (alternative)

Derived Forms

Pencourt Penrosian

Phrases

Carter-Penrose diagram Lucas-Penrose argument Penrose diagram Penrose drain Penrose-Lucas argument Penrose mechanism Penrose process Penrose staircase

Questions

How do you pronounce penrose?
The recorded pronunciation is /pˈɛnɹˌoʊz/.
What does penrose mean?
A surname from Cornish.
Where does penrose come from?
From Cornish penn (“head”) + ros (“moor, heathland”).

How to pronounce penrose

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