Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

stepping-stone

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.92 in modern English

Syllables: step-ping--s-tone
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

5

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of stepping stone.

Example Sentences

"As I have said, it is not the intention of the Bundesbahn to use the diesel as a stepping-stone between steam and electric traction—a policy which, in the light of the excellent results obtained with modernised steam locomotives, it regards as uneconomical and unnecessary."
"It had already been proved that paper soaked with silver chloride would blacken when exposed to sunlight; this discovery was one of the earliest stepping-stones toward the field of photography."
""Yes, it is much more Government-controlled now. That is a stepping-stone towards what we all want, which is the Government stepping away again."

Inflected Forms

stepping-stones (plural)

Questions

What does stepping-stone mean?: Alternative form of stepping stone.

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