Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ten-second rule

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.64 in modern English

Syllables: ten-sec-ond rule
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any rule that prescribes or proscribes behavior during a ten-second interval, especially

noun

Any rule that prescribes or proscribes behavior during a ten-second interval, especially:

Inflected Forms

ten-second rules (plural)

Questions

What does ten-second rule mean?: Any rule that prescribes or proscribes behavior during a ten-second interval, especially

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