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blackstonian

/blækˈstoʊ.ni.ən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
black-sto-ni-an
IPA
/blækˈstoʊ.ni.ən/
20
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or relating to Sir William Blackstone (1723–1780), English jurist.

Etymology

From Blackstone + -ian.

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /blækˈstoʊ.ni.ən/
  • British English: /blækˈstəʊ.ni.ən/

Inflected Forms

more Blackstonian (comparative) most Blackstonian (superlative)

Rhymes With

non-newtonian sheldonian curonian lesvonian sotonian swindonian warringtonian manzonian frederictonian charlottetonian blytonian montegonian

Questions

How do you pronounce blackstonian?
The recorded pronunciation is /blækˈstoʊ.ni.ən/.
What does blackstonian mean?
Of or relating to Sir William Blackstone (1723–1780), English jurist.
Where does blackstonian come from?
From Blackstone + -ian.

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