Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

purebreed

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pure-breed
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of thoroughbreed.

Example Sentences

"There has been a strong movement for a number of years on the part of American poultry producers to pay progressively less attention to the traditional purebreeds."

Etymology

From pure + breed.

Inflected Forms

purebreeds (plural)

Synonyms

thoroughbreed

Questions

What does purebreed mean?: Synonym of thoroughbreed.
Where does purebreed come from?: From pure + breed.

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