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turvey

/tɚvˈeɪ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.96 in modern English

Syllables
tur-vey
IPA
/tɚvˈeɪ/
12
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A village and civil parish in Bedford borough, Bedfordshire, England (OS grid ref SP9452).

Countable; Uncountable

name

A habitational surname from Old English.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From Old English turf (“turf, sod”) + īeġ (“island”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

Turveys (plural)

Phrases

Turvey Park

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce turvey?
The recorded pronunciation is /tɚvˈeɪ/.
What does turvey mean?
A village and civil parish in Bedford borough, Bedfordshire, England (OS grid ref SP9452).
Where does turvey come from?
It is traced to Old English.

How to pronounce turvey

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