Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

brookesian

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
brooke-sian
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or relating to Joshua Brookes (1761–1833), British anatomist and naturalist, or the museum of anatomy that he founded.

Etymology

From Brookes + -ian.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more Brookesian (comparative) most Brookesian (superlative)

Questions

What does brookesian mean?
Of or relating to Joshua Brookes (1761–1833), British anatomist and naturalist, or the museum of anatomy that he founded.
Where does brookesian come from?
From Brookes + -ian.

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