Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

phillips code

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.99 in modern English

Syllables: phillip-s -code
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A shorthand for the rapid transmission of press reports by telegraph.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Some acronyms make it, some don't. In Phillips Code, WHU stood for “the White House”; not even Potus uses that anymore. (Coming soon, to replace U.S. Government -- Gotus!)"

Etymology

Named after its inventor Walter P. Phillips (1846–1920).

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does phillips code mean?: A shorthand for the rapid transmission of press reports by telegraph.
Where does phillips code come from?: Named after its inventor Walter P. Phillips (1846–1920).

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