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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

purves

/pˈɝvz/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.05 in modern English

Syllables
purves
IPA
/pˈɝvz/
11
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname.

Countable; Uncountable

name

An unincorporated community in Erath County, Texas, United States.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Variant of Purvis.

Usage

Inflected Forms

Purveses (plural)

Rhymes With

serves deserves reserves nerves curves preserves observes

Questions

How do you pronounce purves?
The recorded pronunciation is /pˈɝvz/.
What does purves mean?
A surname.
Where does purves come from?
Variant of Purvis.

How to pronounce purves

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