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boscovichian

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
boscovichi-an
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or relating to Roger Joseph Boscovich (Croatian: Ruđer Josip Bošković; 1711–1787), Ragusan polymath who produced a precursor of atomic theory and made many contributions to astronomy.

Etymology

From Boscovich + -ian.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more Boscovichian (comparative) most Boscovichian (superlative)

Questions

What does boscovichian mean?
Of or relating to Roger Joseph Boscovich (Croatian: Ruđer Josip Bošković; 1711–1787), Ragusan polymath who produced a precursor of atomic theory and made many contributions to astronomy.
Where does boscovichian come from?
From Boscovich + -ian.

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