Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

thus and so

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.90 in modern English

Syllables: thus and -so
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A generic thing; a placeholder name.

adj

in such a way; in some manner (generic).

Example Sentences

"He wants everything to be thus and so."

Inflected Forms

thus and sos (plural) thus-and-so (alternative)

Synonyms

so-and-so such-and-such thus and such

Questions

What does thus and so mean?: A generic thing; a placeholder name.

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