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chandlerian

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
chan-d-le-ri-an
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
5
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or relating to Alfred D. Chandler, Jr. (1918–2007), professor of business history who wrote extensively about the scale and management structures of modern corporations.

adj

Of or relating to Raymond Chandler (1888–1959), American novelist and screenwriter, known for hard-boiled detective fiction.

Etymology

From Chandler + -ian.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more Chandlerian (comparative) most Chandlerian (superlative)

Questions

What does chandlerian mean?
Of or relating to Alfred D. Chandler, Jr. (1918–2007), professor of business history who wrote extensively about the scale and management structures of modern corporations.
Where does chandlerian come from?
From Chandler + -ian.

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