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Huffman

/ˈhʌfmən/

Huffman proper noun: a surname.

Proper noun

Huffman

  1. A surname.

Origin of Huffman

Related to Hoffman.

Words formed from Huffman

Phrases with Huffman

Questions about Huffman

What does Huffman mean?
Huffman means a surname.
What part of speech is Huffman?
Huffman is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Huffman?
Huffman is pronounced /ˈhʌfmən/.

Words near Huffman in the dictionary

  1. Hufflepuff
  2. Hufflepuffish
  3. Hufflepuffs
  4. huffler
  5. hufflers
  6. Huffman
  7. Huffman coding
  8. Huffman codings
  9. Huffmaster
  10. Huffmasters
  11. Hufford

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