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seacombe

/ˈsiː.kəm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.39 in modern English

Syllables
sea-combe
IPA
/ˈsiː.kəm/
14
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A neighbourhood and Mersey ferry terminal in Wallasey, Metropolitan Borough of Wirral, Merseyside, England (OS grid ref SJ3290).

Countable; Uncountable

name

A locality in the Shire of Wellington, south eastern Victoria, Australia.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A habitational surname from Old English.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From Old English sǣ (“sea”) + cumb (“narrow valley, combe”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

Seacombes (plural) Seccombe (alternative) Secombe (alternative)

Homonyms

caecum

Rhymes With

caecum vade mecum

Questions

How do you pronounce seacombe?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsiː.kəm/.
What does seacombe mean?
A neighbourhood and Mersey ferry terminal in Wallasey, Metropolitan Borough of Wirral, Merseyside, England (OS grid ref SJ3290).
Where does seacombe come from?
It is traced to Old English.

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