Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sla

/ɛs ɛl eɪ̯/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.83 in modern English

Syllables: sla
IPA: /ɛs ɛl eɪ̯/

3

Scrabble Score

3

Letters

1

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Initialism of Sudan Liberation Army.

name

Initialism of Symbionese Liberation Army.

American usage

noun

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Countable; Uncountable

noun

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Countable; Uncountable

noun

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Countable; Uncountable

noun

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Countable; Uncountable

noun

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Countable; Uncountable

noun

Initialism of short long arms suspension.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Abbreviations.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ɛs ɛl eɪ̯/
British English: /ɛs ɛl eɪ̯/

Usage

Inflected Forms

S.L.A. (alternative) S. L. A. (alternative) SLAs (plural)

Synonyms

SLM VRLA

Questions

How do you pronounce sla?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɛs ɛl eɪ̯/.
What does sla mean?: Initialism of Sudan Liberation Army.
Where does sla come from?: Abbreviations.

How to pronounce sla

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