Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

university of life

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.27 in modern English

Syllables
uni-ver-si-ty of life
IPA
28
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
4
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The real world as a source of instruction, as opposed to a formal education.

British usage

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

universities of life (plural)

Phrases

street smarts

Frequently Paired Words

street smarts

Synonyms

school of hard knocks university of the streets

Questions

What does university of life mean?
The real world as a source of instruction, as opposed to a formal education.

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