Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

thumb index

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.90 in modern English

Syllables
thum-b in-dex
IPA
25
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A series of alphabetically marked or otherwise labelled semicircular cut-outs in the fore edge of a large reference book, encyclopaedia, Bible, etc., that allows quick access to various parts of the text.

Inflected Forms

thumb indexes (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

edge index

Questions

What does thumb index mean?
A series of alphabetically marked or otherwise labelled semicircular cut-outs in the fore edge of a large reference book, encyclopaedia, Bible, etc., that allows quick access to various parts of the text.

How to pronounce thumb index

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