belloc

What does belloc mean?

belloc means "English author (born in France) remembered especially for his verse for children (1870-1953)".

How many syllables are in belloc?

belloc has 2 syllables and divides as bel-loc under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for belloc?

Close synonyms include Hilaire Belloc, Joseph Hilaire Peter Belloc. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is belloc a common word?

belloc is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for belloc come from Princeton University’s WordNet. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.