Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

weekend effect

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.67 in modern English

Syllables: week-end -ef-fect
IPA

29

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The finding of a difference in mortality rate for patients admitted to hospital for treatment at the weekend compared to those admitted on a weekday.

Inflected Forms

weekend effects (plural)

Questions

What does weekend effect mean?: The finding of a difference in mortality rate for patients admitted to hospital for treatment at the weekend compared to those admitted on a weekday.

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