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plym

/plɪm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.41 in modern English

Syllables
plym
IPA
/plɪm/
11
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A river in Devon, England, which flows from Dartmoor via Plymouth to Plymouth Sound on the English Channel.

noun

A member of the Plymouth Brethren.

Slang

Etymology

Back-formation of Plympton, meaning "plum tree;" also see Cornish ploumenn.

Usage

Inflected Forms

Plyms (plural)

Homonyms

plim

Questions

How do you pronounce plym?
The recorded pronunciation is /plɪm/.
What does plym mean?
A river in Devon, England, which flows from Dartmoor via Plymouth to Plymouth Sound on the English Channel.
Where does plym come from?
Back-formation of Plympton, meaning "plum tree;" also see Cornish ploumenn.

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