Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

taunton

/tˈɔntən/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.95 in modern English

Syllables
taunton
IPA
/tˈɔntən/
7
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A town and civil parish with a town council in Somerset, England, previously in Somerset West and Taunton district (OS grid ref ST2225).

Countable; Uncountable

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A suburb of Ashton-under-Lyne, Metropolitan Borough of Tameside, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SD9200).

Countable; Uncountable

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A place in the United States:

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A place in the United States:

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A rural locality in Gladstone Region, Queensland, Australia.

Countable; Uncountable

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A locality in Barossa council area, South Australia.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Old English Tantūn, from the name of the river Tone.

Origin

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Usage

Inflected Forms

Tauntons (plural)

Phrases

East Taunton Somerset West and Taunton Taunton Deane Taunton turkey

Rhymes With

wanton staunton

Questions

How do you pronounce taunton?
The recorded pronunciation is /tˈɔntən/.
What does taunton mean?
A town and civil parish with a town council in Somerset, England, previously in Somerset West and Taunton district (OS grid ref ST2225).
Where does taunton come from?
It is traced to Old English.

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