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Baskerville

BAS-kuh-vihl

Baskerville (name) means an English surname, widely known from the Sherlock Holmes novel The Hound of the Baskervilles; also the name of a classic typeface. Example: “The novel is set at Baskerville Hall.”

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An English surname, widely known from the Sherlock Holmes novel The Hound of the Baskervilles; also the name of a classic typeface.
"The novel is set at Baskerville Hall."
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What does “Baskerville” mean?

The word “Baskerville” means an English surname, widely known from the Sherlock Holmes novel The Hound of the Baskervilles; also the name of a classic typeface.

How do you pronounce “Baskerville”?

“Baskerville” is pronounced BAS-kuh-vihl (/ˈbæs.kɚˌvɪl/ in IPA).

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Here is “Baskerville” used in a sentence: “The novel is set at Baskerville Hall.”

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“Baskerville” is a name.

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