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'emselves

/əmˈsɛlvz/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
'em-selves
IPA
/əmˈsɛlvz/
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

pron

Themselves (in unstressed position following a consonant).

Colloquial

Etymology

From earlier hemselves (compare 'em), from Middle English hemself, from Old English him selfum, equivalent to 'em + -selves.

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Questions

How do you pronounce 'emselves?
The recorded pronunciation is /əmˈsɛlvz/.
What does 'emselves mean?
Themselves (in unstressed position following a consonant).
Where does 'emselves come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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