Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

talking book

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.05 in modern English

Syllables: talk-ing -book
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of audiobook.

Dated

Example Sentences

"One talking book narrator consistently used a lisp for gay characters, although no lisp was indicated or written into the texts."

Etymology

From talking + book, from the nature of audiobooks to talk to tell their stories.

Usage

Dated

Inflected Forms

talking books (plural)

Synonyms

audiobook

Questions

What does talking book mean?: Synonym of audiobook.
Where does talking book come from?: From talking + book, from the nature of audiobooks to talk to tell their stories.

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