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strange bedfellows

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.29 in modern English

Syllables
strange bed-fel-lows
IPA
27
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
3
Syllables
13
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An unusual combination or political alliance.

Example Sentences

Etymology

1610, from Shakespeare's The Tempest.

Inflected Forms

strange bedfellow (singular)

Phrases

in bed with make common cause unholy alliance

Frequently Paired Words

in bed with make common cause unholy alliance

Questions

What does strange bedfellows mean?
An unusual combination or political alliance.
Where does strange bedfellows come from?
1610, from Shakespeare's The Tempest.

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