Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

second-string

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.37 in modern English

Syllables: sec-ond-string
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

belonging to the second string of a team

adj

substitute or replacement

adj

second most important

Example Sentences

"Having worked so hard to reach the Champions League, elimination will be a bitter blow for Mancini and City as they join neighbours United in Europe's second-string competition."

Questions

What does second-string mean?: belonging to the second string of a team

How to pronounce second-string

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