Frome

See also: frome

English

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈfɹuːm/

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• Rhymes: -uːm

Proper noun

Frome

1. A town and civil parish with a town council in Somerset, England, previously in Mendip district (OS grid ref ST7848).
2. A river in Dorset, England, that serves Dorchester.
3. A river that flows through Gloucestershire, to meet the Avon in the centre of Bristol.
4. A river in the Stroud area of Gloucestershire, that joins the Severn.
5. A minor river in Herefordshire, England, which joins the River Lugg.

Derived terms

• Canon Frome (Herefordshire)
• Frome St Quintin (Dorset)

Related terms

• Golden Valley (Stroud area)

Anagrams

• forme, eForm, for me, feorm, formé, e-form, eform