Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

frankfurtian

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: frank-fur-tian
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Relating to the Frankfurt School of neo-Marxist interdisciplinary social theory, associated in part with the Institute for Social Research at the University of Frankfurt am Main.

Example Sentences

"It's only when he dislikes the particular sensibility expressed in a show (like “Father Knows Best”) that Mr. Marc starts wielding that old Frankfurtian bludgeon."

Etymology

From Frankfurt + -ian.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: Frankfurt

Inflected Forms

more Frankfurtian (comparative) most Frankfurtian (superlative)

Questions

What does frankfurtian mean?: Relating to the Frankfurt School of neo-Marxist interdisciplinary social theory, associated in part with the Institute for Social Research at the University of Frankfurt am Main.
Where does frankfurtian come from?: From Frankfurt + -ian.

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