Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

student body

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.87 in modern English

Syllables: stu-den-t -body
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

All the students (pupils) enrolled at an educational institution.

noun

A football play in which most of the players run to one side of the field.

Slang

Example Sentences

"The student body held its annual all-school meeting to discuss prom night."
"The stated mission of the Jon Grissom Academy, commissioned in 2176, is to "serve a student population demonstrating excellence and passion for math, science, and the liberal arts." Its entirely human student body ranges in age from the early teens to the mid-twenties."
"student body left"
"student body right"

Usage

Slang

Inflected Forms

student bodies (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

pupil organization constituent

Questions

What does student body mean?: All the students (pupils) enrolled at an educational institution.

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