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saint elmo's fire

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.16 in modern English

Syllables
sain-t el-mo's -fire
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
4
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative spelling of St. Elmo's fire.

Countable; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

Saint Elmo's fires (plural)

Synonyms

corona discharge corona corposant st. elmo's fire saint elmo's light saint ulmo's fire saint ulmo's light electric glow

Questions

What does saint elmo's fire mean?
Alternative spelling of St. Elmo's fire.

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