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queen's speech

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.74 in modern English

Syllables
queen's speech
IPA
28
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
1
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An address to the people of the United Kingdom and British Commonwealth broadcast on radio and television by the Queen on Christmas Day

noun

An annual statement made by the Queen in the House of Lords to the assembled members of both houses of parliament outlining the government's proposed legislation programme for the next twelve months.

Inflected Forms

Queen's speeches (plural)

Phrases

King's speech

Frequently Paired Words

King's speech

Questions

What does queen's speech mean?
An address to the people of the United Kingdom and British Commonwealth broadcast on radio and television by the Queen on Christmas Day

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