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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rule-of-thumb

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.96 in modern English

Syllables
rule-of-thumb
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative spelling of rule of thumb.

Inflected Forms

rules-of-thumb (plural)

Questions

What does rule-of-thumb mean?
Alternative spelling of rule of thumb.

How to pronounce rule-of-thumb

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