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cleckleyan

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
cleck-leyan
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or relating to Hervey M. Cleckley (1903–1984), American psychiatrist and pioneer in the field of psychopathy.

Etymology

From Cleckley + -an.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

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Questions

What does cleckleyan mean?
Of or relating to Hervey M. Cleckley (1903–1984), American psychiatrist and pioneer in the field of psychopathy.
Where does cleckleyan come from?
From Cleckley + -an.

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