Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

the emergency

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.72 in modern English

Syllables: the e-mer-gen-cy
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

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The official euphemism used by the Irish Government during the 1940s to refer to its neutral position during World War II.

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Questions

What does the emergency mean?: The official euphemism used by the Irish Government during the 1940s to refer to its neutral position during World War II.

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