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draytonian

/dɹeɪˈtoʊ.ni.ən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
dray-to-ni-an
IPA
/dɹeɪˈtoʊ.ni.ən/
14
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or relating to Michael Drayton (1563–1631), English poet.

adj

Demonym of the people of Market Drayton, Shropshire

Etymology

From Drayton + -ian.

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /dɹeɪˈtoʊ.ni.ən/
  • British English: /dɹeɪˈtəʊ.ni.ən/

Inflected Forms

more Draytonian (comparative) most Draytonian (superlative)

Rhymes With

non-newtonian sheldonian curonian lesvonian sotonian swindonian warringtonian manzonian frederictonian charlottetonian blytonian montegonian

Questions

How do you pronounce draytonian?
The recorded pronunciation is /dɹeɪˈtoʊ.ni.ən/.
What does draytonian mean?
Of or relating to Michael Drayton (1563–1631), English poet.
Where does draytonian come from?
From Drayton + -ian.

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