Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

public ivy

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.82 in modern English

Syllables: pub-lic ivy
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A public university that has the academic quality or prestige of an Ivy League university.

American usage; Informal

Usage

American usage
Informal

Inflected Forms

public Ivies (plural)

Phrases

little Ivy

Frequently Paired Words

little Ivy

Questions

What does public ivy mean?: A public university that has the academic quality or prestige of an Ivy League university.

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