Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

by-hour

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: 5.17 in modern English

Syllables
by-hour
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A leisure hour.

Dated

Etymology

From by- + hour.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

by-hours (plural)

Questions

What does by-hour mean?
A leisure hour.
Where does by-hour come from?
From by- + hour.

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