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cavellian

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
cavel-lian
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or relating to Stanley Cavell (1926–2018), American philosopher.

Etymology

From Cavell + -ian.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more Cavellian (comparative) most Cavellian (superlative)

Questions

What does cavellian mean?
Of or relating to Stanley Cavell (1926–2018), American philosopher.
Where does cavellian come from?
From Cavell + -ian.

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