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barnesian

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
bar-ne-sian
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or relating to William Barnes (1801–1886), English polymath who wrote numerous poems, some in Dorset dialect, and advocated against borrowing foreign words into English.

Etymology

From Barnes + -ian.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more Barnesian (comparative) most Barnesian (superlative)

Questions

What does barnesian mean?
Of or relating to William Barnes (1801–1886), English polymath who wrote numerous poems, some in Dorset dialect, and advocated against borrowing foreign words into English.
Where does barnesian come from?
From Barnes + -ian.

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