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burgessian

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
burges-sian
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or relating to Anthony Burgess (John Anthony Burgess Wilson, 1917–1993), English writer and critic.

Etymology

From Burgess + -ian.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more Burgessian (comparative) most Burgessian (superlative)

Questions

What does burgessian mean?
Of or relating to Anthony Burgess (John Anthony Burgess Wilson, 1917–1993), English writer and critic.
Where does burgessian come from?
From Burgess + -ian.

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