Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

calpurnian

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
calpur-ni-an
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or relating to Gens Calpurnia, a noble family of Ancient Rome.

Etymology

From Calpurnia + -an.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more Calpurnian (comparative) most Calpurnian (superlative)

Questions

What does calpurnian mean?
Of or relating to Gens Calpurnia, a noble family of Ancient Rome.
Where does calpurnian come from?
From Calpurnia + -an.

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