Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

genettian

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
genet-tian
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or relating to Gérard Genette (1930–2018), French literary theorist associated with structuralism.

Etymology

From French Genette + -ian.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more Genettian (comparative) most Genettian (superlative)

Questions

What does genettian mean?
Of or relating to Gérard Genette (1930–2018), French literary theorist associated with structuralism.
Where does genettian come from?
From French Genette + -ian.

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