Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

croftian

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: crof-tian
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Relating to William Croft (born 1956), linguist and inventor of radical construction grammar.

Etymology

From Croft + -ian.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: Croft

Inflected Forms

more Croftian (comparative) most Croftian (superlative)

Questions

What does croftian mean?: Relating to William Croft (born 1956), linguist and inventor of radical construction grammar.
Where does croftian come from?: From Croft + -ian.

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