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winterbourne

/ˈwɪntɚˌboɹn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.10 in modern English

Syllables
win-ter-bourne
IPA
/ˈwɪntɚˌboɹn/
17
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

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A place in England:

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A place in England:

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A place in England:

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A place in England:

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A community in Woolwich township, Regional Municipality of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada.

name

A surname from Old English.

noun

A stream that only flows in winter or after wet weather, particularly in an area rich in limestone.

British usage

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Old English Winterburna < winter + burna (“stream”), 'the stream that flows in winter'.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Winterburna, *bʰrewh₁-, *wintruz

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈwɪntɚˌboɹn/
  • British English: /ˈwɪntəbɔːn/

Usage

Inflected Forms

winterbournes (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

Winterborne Winterbourn Winterburn eylebourn nailbourne

Questions

How do you pronounce winterbourne?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈwɪntɚˌboɹn/.
What does winterbourne mean?
A place in England:
Where does winterbourne come from?
It is traced to Old English.

How to pronounce winterbourne

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