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axe-murder

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.75 in modern English

Syllables
ax-e--mur-der
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
5
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To murder (someone) with an axe.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From axe + murder or Back-formation from axe-murderer.

Inflected Forms

axe-murders (present, singular) axe-murdering (participle, present) axe-murdered (participle, past) axe-murdered (past) axe murder (alternative)

Questions

What does axe-murder mean?
To murder (someone) with an axe.
Where does axe-murder come from?
From axe + murder or Back-formation from axe-murderer.

How to pronounce axe-murder

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