Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

third string

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.35 in modern English

Syllables: third string
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of a decidedly lower quality or condition.

noun

A unit of players that plays behind the first and second strings; a junior varsity team.

Inflected Forms

third strings (plural)

Phrases

third-stringer

Synonyms

junior varsity

Questions

What does third string mean?: Of a decidedly lower quality or condition.

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