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Acomb

/ˈeɪkəm/

Acomb proper noun: a village and civil parish in south Northumberland, England (OS grid ref NY9366).

Proper noun

Acomb

  1. A village and civil parish in south Northumberland, England (OS grid ref NY9366).
  2. A western suburb of the City of York, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE5751).
    • Freda’s sister’s home was a new semi-detached house in Acomb. It seemed plenty roomy enough to Freda.2022, Kate Atkinson, Shrines of Gaiety, Doubleday, page 97

Origin of Acomb

Inherited from Northern Middle English Acom, Akom, from Old English ācum, dative singular of āc (“oak”). The traditional local pronunciations reflect the regular development of word-initial Old English /ɑː/ to /ja~jɛ/ that occured in most traditional dialects of the North of England (north of the Humber–Lune line); compare yan (“one”).

Words that rhyme with Acomb

Questions about Acomb

What does Acomb mean?
Acomb means a village and civil parish in south Northumberland, England (OS grid ref NY9366).
What part of speech is Acomb?
Acomb is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Acomb?
Acomb is pronounced /ˈeɪkəm/.

Words near Acomb in the dictionary

  1. acolythists
  2. acolyths
  3. Acoma
  4. Acoman
  5. Acomans
  6. Acomb
  7. acomia
  8. Acomita
  9. aconative
  10. Aconbury
  11. Aconcagua

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