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freirean

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
freire-an
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or relating to Paulo Freire (1921–1997), Brazilian educator and philosopher who was a leading advocate of critical pedagogy.

noun

A follower of Paulo Freire.

Etymology

From Freire + -an.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more Freirean (comparative) most Freirean (superlative) Freirian (alternative) Freireans (plural)

Questions

What does freirean mean?
Of or relating to Paulo Freire (1921–1997), Brazilian educator and philosopher who was a leading advocate of critical pedagogy.
Where does freirean come from?
From Freire + -an.

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