Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

folsomite

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: fol-somite
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A supporter of Jim Folsom (James Elisha Folsom Sr.; 1908–1987), American politician who served as the 42nd governor of the state of Alabama.

American usage

Etymology

From Folsom + -ite.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: Folsom

Usage

American usage

Inflected Forms

Folsomites (plural)

Questions

What does folsomite mean?: A supporter of Jim Folsom (James Elisha Folsom Sr.; 1908–1987), American politician who served as the 42nd governor of the state of Alabama.
Where does folsomite come from?: From Folsom + -ite.

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