Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

'net

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.76 in modern English

Syllables: 'net
IPA

3

Scrabble Score

3

Letters

1

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Alternative form of Net (“the Internet”).

Example Sentences

""Geeks R Us" was a phrase that would often pop into my twisted little brain while I was initially learning to surf the 'Net."
"Internet should always be capitalized. If abbreviated, then 'Net."
"2000, Paul McNamara, "'Net Buzz", Network World, 27 November 2000"
"2008, Christa Terry, IDo: Planning Your Wedding with Nothing But 'Net, Simon and Schuster →ISBN"
"2012, Chris Martins, "Seapunks Salty Over Rihanna and Azealia Banks' 'Net Aesthetics", Spin, 14 November 2012"
"[…] lots of Wikipedia for Japan, but Korea's had discrepancies (naming/ordering of wedding parts) so I had to explore a lot of the 'Net (and Wiktionary), lol"

Inflected Forms

the 'Net (canonical)

Questions

What does 'net mean?: Alternative form of Net (“the Internet”).

How to pronounce 'net

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