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Wycliffe

/ˈwɪklɪf/

Wycliffe proper noun: a village in Wycliffe with Thorpe parish, County Durham, England (OS grid ref NZ1114).

Proper noun

Wycliffe (countable and uncountable, plural Wycliffes)

  1. A village in Wycliffe with Thorpe parish, County Durham, England (OS grid ref NZ1114).
  2. A neighbourhood of Modesto, California, United States.
  3. (countable) A habitational surname from Old English.

Forms of Wycliffe

pluralWycliffes

Origin of Wycliffe

From Old English wiht (“bend”) + clif (“escarpment, hill-slope; riverbank”).

Words formed from Wycliffe

Questions about Wycliffe

What does Wycliffe mean?
Wycliffe means a village in Wycliffe with Thorpe parish, County Durham, England (OS grid ref NZ1114).
What part of speech is Wycliffe?
Wycliffe is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Wycliffe?
Wycliffe is pronounced /ˈwɪklɪf/.

Words near Wycliffe in the dictionary

  1. Wychwood
  2. WYCIWYG
  3. Wyckoff
  4. Wyckoffs
  5. Wyclef
  6. Wycliffe
  7. Wycliffe with Thorpe
  8. Wycliffes
  9. Wycliffian
  10. Wycliffians
  11. Wycliffism

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