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behind every great man is a great woman

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.81 in modern English

Syllables
be-hind ev-ery -great -man is a -great -wom-an
IPA
53
Scrabble Score
32
Letters
8
Syllables
16
Unique Chars

Meaning

proverb

Synonym of behind every successful man there stands a woman (“men's success often depends on the support and work of their wives or female partners”).

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What does behind every great man is a great woman mean?
Synonym of behind every successful man there stands a woman (“men's success often depends on the support and work of their wives or female partners”).

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