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hannibalesque

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
han-ni-ba-lesque
IPA
27
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Reminiscent of Hannibal (247–183/182 BC), Carthaginian general and statesman who commanded the forces of Carthage in their battle against the Roman Republic during the Second Punic War.

Etymology

From Hannibal + -esque.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more Hannibalesque (comparative) most Hannibalesque (superlative)

Questions

What does hannibalesque mean?
Reminiscent of Hannibal (247–183/182 BC), Carthaginian general and statesman who commanded the forces of Carthage in their battle against the Roman Republic during the Second Punic War.
Where does hannibalesque come from?
From Hannibal + -esque.

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