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yield up the ghost

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.97 in modern English

Syllables
yield- up the ghost
IPA
28
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
2
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

For a person, to die.

Archaic

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

yields up the ghost (present, singular) yielding up the ghost (participle, present) yielded up the ghost (participle, past) yielded up the ghost (past) give up the ghost (alternative) yield the ghost (alternative)

Questions

What does yield up the ghost mean?
For a person, to die.

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