Speakur

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table of contents

/ˈteɪbl̩ əv ˈkɑntɛnts/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.12 in modern English

Syllables
table of -con-tents
IPA
/ˈteɪbl̩ əv ˈkɑntɛnts/
22
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A list of titles of the parts of a book or document, organized in the order in which the parts appear.

noun

A region of data on a compact disc that describes the contents that follow.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈteɪbl̩ əv ˈkɑntɛnts/
  • British English: /ˈteɪbl̩ əv ˈkɒntɛnts/

Inflected Forms

tables of contents (plural)

Phrases

analytical table of contents

Frequently Paired Words

index

Synonyms

TOC contents

Questions

How do you pronounce table of contents?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈteɪbl̩ əv ˈkɑntɛnts/.
What does table of contents mean?
A list of titles of the parts of a book or document, organized in the order in which the parts appear.

How to pronounce table of contents

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