Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

showplace

/ʃˈoʊplˌeɪs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.96 in modern English

Syllables: show-place
IPA: /ʃˈoʊplˌeɪs/

19

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A building or estate shown for its beauty or noteworthiness.

noun

A location kept for display only.

Example Sentences

"The manager showed him over the vaults and strong-rooms, explaining the various precautions taken to render the guile or force of man impotent: […] "The Safe" was a showplace and its directors held that no harm could come of displaying a strong hand."

Etymology

From show + place.

Inflected Forms

showplaces (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce showplace?: The recorded pronunciation is /ʃˈoʊplˌeɪs/.
What does showplace mean?: A building or estate shown for its beauty or noteworthiness.
Where does showplace come from?: From show + place.

How to pronounce showplace

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