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gzhelian

/ˈʒɛli.ən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
gzhe-lian
IPA
/ˈʒɛli.ən/
21
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A subdivision of the Carboniferous period.

Etymology

Named after the Russian village Gzhel, + -ian.

Word Breakdown

Questions

How do you pronounce gzhelian?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈʒɛli.ən/.
What does gzhelian mean?
A subdivision of the Carboniferous period.
Where does gzhelian come from?
Named after the Russian village Gzhel, + -ian.

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