Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

resting-place

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.88 in modern English

Syllables: rest-ing--place
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of resting place.

Etymology

From Middle English restyng place, restingplace, rystynge-place, restynge place, equivalent to resting + place.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: restyng place

Inflected Forms

resting-places (plural)

Questions

What does resting-place mean?: Alternative form of resting place.
Where does resting-place come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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