Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cliffordian

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
clif-for-dian
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or relating to William Kingdon Clifford (1845–1879), English mathematician and philosopher.

Etymology

From Clifford + -ian.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more Cliffordian (comparative) most Cliffordian (superlative)

Questions

What does cliffordian mean?
Of or relating to William Kingdon Clifford (1845–1879), English mathematician and philosopher.
Where does cliffordian come from?
From Clifford + -ian.

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