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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

preston

/ˈpɹɛs.tən/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.79 in modern English

Syllables
pre-ston
IPA
/ˈpɹɛs.tən/
9
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

An industrial city in Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD5329).

Countable; Uncountable

name

Several other places in England:

Countable; Uncountable

name

Several other places in England:

Countable; Uncountable

name

Several other places in England:

Countable; Uncountable

name

Several other places in England:

Countable; Uncountable

name

Several other places in England:

Countable; Uncountable

name

Several other places in England:

Countable; Uncountable

name

Several other places in England:

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Old English prēost (“priest”) + tūn (“settlement”). Doublet of Prestatyn.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈpɹɛs.tən/
  • British English: /ˈpɹɛs.tən/

Usage

Inflected Forms

Prestons (plural)

Derived Forms

Prestonsburg

Phrases

East Preston Long Preston New Preston Preston Brook Preston Candover Preston County Preston-le-Skerne Preston Montford

Rhymes With

weston intestine reston heston teston predestine eston

Questions

How do you pronounce preston?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpɹɛs.tən/.
What does preston mean?
An industrial city in Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD5329).
Where does preston come from?
It is traced to Old English.

How to pronounce preston

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