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telfordize

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
telfordize
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
1
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To furnish (a road) with a Telford pavement.

Transitive verb

Etymology

From Telford + -ize, after the civil engineer Thomas Telford.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

Telfordizes (present, singular) Telfordizing (participle, present) Telfordized (participle, past) Telfordized (past)

Frequently Paired Words

Telfordization

Questions

What does telfordize mean?
To furnish (a road) with a Telford pavement.
Where does telfordize come from?
From Telford + -ize, after the civil engineer Thomas Telford.

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