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tennyson

/ˈtɛnɪsn̩/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.90 in modern English

Syllables
Ten-ny-son
IPA
/ˈtɛnɪsn̩/
11
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

An English patronymic surname.

name

Alfred Tennyson, English poet and playwright.

name

A locality in the Hawkesbury council area, eastern New South Wales, Australia.

name

A locality in the Shire of Campaspe, northern Victoria, Australia

Etymology

From a Middle English variant of Dennis + -son.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in People.

Derived Forms

Tennysonian

Phrases

Tennyson Point

Frequently Paired Words

Denison Dennison

Rhymes With

denison dennison tennison jenison jennison kennison kenison venison benison

Questions

How do you pronounce tennyson?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈtɛnɪsn̩/.
What does tennyson mean?
An English patronymic surname.
Where does tennyson come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce tennyson

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