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Zipf

/ˈzɪpf/

Zipf proper noun: a surname from German.

Proper noun

Zipf

  1. A surname from German.

Origin of Zipf

From the German surname, from the noun Zipf (“peak, corner, point”).

Words formed from Zipf

Questions about Zipf

What does Zipf mean?
Zipf means a surname from German.
What part of speech is Zipf?
Zipf is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Zipf?
Zipf is pronounced /ˈzɪpf/.

Words near Zipf in the dictionary

  1. zipcoded
  2. zipcodes
  3. zipcuffs
  4. zipeprol
  5. Zipes
  6. Zipf
  7. Zipf's law
  8. Zipfel
  9. Zipfels
  10. Zipfian
  11. Zipfian distribution

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