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wrack and ruin

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.21 in modern English

Syllables
wrack- and ru-in
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Complete destruction.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

1577, as wracke and ruine, influenced by earlier go to wrecke (1548).

Usage

Inflected Forms

wracke and ruine (alternative)

Phrases

rack and ruin

Questions

What does wrack and ruin mean?
Complete destruction.
Where does wrack and ruin come from?
1577, as wracke and ruine, influenced by earlier go to wrecke (1548).

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