Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

picture book

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.95 in modern English

Syllables: pic-ture -book
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A book for young children in which the narrative is accompanied by illustrations.

Example Sentences

"The picture-book village of Debenham is four miles away."

Inflected Forms

picture books (plural) picturebook (alternative)

Questions

What does picture book mean?: A book for young children in which the narrative is accompanied by illustrations.

How to pronounce picture book

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