Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

thunder word

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.11 in modern English

Syllables: thun-der -word
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of the ten 100-letter words occurring in James Joyce's experimental 1939 novel Finnegans Wake.

Etymology

After the first such word, constructed of words for thunder in various different languages.

Inflected Forms

thunder words (plural) thunderword (alternative)

Synonyms

thunder thunderclap

Questions

What does thunder word mean?: Any of the ten 100-letter words occurring in James Joyce's experimental 1939 novel Finnegans Wake.
Where does thunder word come from?: After the first such word, constructed of words for thunder in various different languages.

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