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hoffmannian

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
hoff-man-ni-an
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or relating to E. T. A. Hoffmann (1776–1822), German Romantic author of fantasy and Gothic horror, jurist, composer, music critic and artist.

Etymology

From Hoffmann + -ian.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more Hoffmannian (comparative) most Hoffmannian (superlative)

Questions

What does hoffmannian mean?
Of or relating to E. T. A. Hoffmann (1776–1822), German Romantic author of fantasy and Gothic horror, jurist, composer, music critic and artist.
Where does hoffmannian come from?
From Hoffmann + -ian.

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