Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

elsterian

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: el-ste-ri-an
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or relating to the Elster glaciation/Elsterian glaciation.

name

An age from 0.465 to 0.418 million years ago, a subdivision of the Pleistocene.

Etymology

Elster + -ian

Word Breakdown

Suffix: Elster

Inflected Forms

the Elsterian (canonical)

Questions

What does elsterian mean?: Of or relating to the Elster glaciation/Elsterian glaciation.
Where does elsterian come from?: Elster + -ian

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