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havelockian

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
have-lock-ian
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or relating to Eric Alfred Havelock (1903–1988), British classicist who claimed that all of Western thought is informed by a profound shift in the kinds of ideas available to the human mind at the point that Ancient Greek philosophy converted from an oral to a literate form.

Etymology

From Havelock + -ian.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more Havelockian (comparative) most Havelockian (superlative)

Questions

What does havelockian mean?
Of or relating to Eric Alfred Havelock (1903–1988), British classicist who claimed that all of Western thought is informed by a profound shift in the kinds of ideas available to the human mind at the point that Ancient Greek philosophy converted from an oral to a literate form.
Where does havelockian come from?
From Havelock + -ian.

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