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buckleyan

/ˈbʌkliən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
buck-leyan
IPA
/ˈbʌkliən/
20
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or relating to William F. Buckley Jr. (1925–2008), American conservative writer and political commentator.

Etymology

From Buckley + -an.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more Buckleyan (comparative) most Buckleyan (superlative)

Questions

How do you pronounce buckleyan?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈbʌkliən/.
What does buckleyan mean?
Of or relating to William F. Buckley Jr. (1925–2008), American conservative writer and political commentator.
Where does buckleyan come from?
From Buckley + -an.

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