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hobsbawmian

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
hob-s-bawmi-an
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or relating to Eric Hobsbawm (1917–2012), British Marxist historian of the rise of industrial capitalism, socialism, and nationalism.

Etymology

From Hobsbawm + -ian.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

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Questions

What does hobsbawmian mean?
Of or relating to Eric Hobsbawm (1917–2012), British Marxist historian of the rise of industrial capitalism, socialism, and nationalism.
Where does hobsbawmian come from?
From Hobsbawm + -ian.

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