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wycombe

/ˈwɪkəm/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.73 in modern English

Syllables
wycombe
IPA
/ˈwɪkəm/
19
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A former local government district in Buckinghamshire, England, abolished on 31 March 2020 on the creation of Buckinghamshire unitary authority.

name

A locality in the Maranoa Region, Queensland, Australia.

name

An unincorporated community mostly in Wrightstown Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States.

Etymology

From Old English wīċ (“village; bay”) + hām (“home; estate; village”). Doublet of Wickham.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Phrases

Chepping Wycombe High Wycombe Much-Wiccomb West Wycombe

Homonyms

Wickham

Rhymes With

wickham high wycombe stickum

Questions

How do you pronounce wycombe?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈwɪkəm/.
What does wycombe mean?
A former local government district in Buckinghamshire, England, abolished on 31 March 2020 on the creation of Buckinghamshire unitary authority.
Where does wycombe come from?
It is traced to Old English.

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