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verdun

/və(ɹ)ˈdʌn/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.66 in modern English

Syllables
ver-dun
IPA
/və(ɹ)ˈdʌn/
10
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A 16th-century form of rapier.

name

A small city in Meuse department, Grand Est, France, the site of a ten-month long battle in World War I.

name

A borough of Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

Etymology

Named after the French town of Verdun.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Verdun, Virodunum, -, *wiros

Inflected Forms

verduns (plural)

Rhymes With

burden worden durden overburden burdon unburden purdon berdan virden murden birden yerdon

Questions

How do you pronounce verdun?
The recorded pronunciation is /və(ɹ)ˈdʌn/.
What does verdun mean?
A 16th-century form of rapier.
Where does verdun come from?
It is traced to French.

How to pronounce verdun

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