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ellisonian

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
el-liso-ni-an
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or relating to Ralph Ellison (1914–1994), American novelist, literary critic, scholar and writer.

Etymology

From Ellison + -ian.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more Ellisonian (comparative) most Ellisonian (superlative)

Questions

What does ellisonian mean?
Of or relating to Ralph Ellison (1914–1994), American novelist, literary critic, scholar and writer.
Where does ellisonian come from?
From Ellison + -ian.

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