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hopewellian

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
hopewellian
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
1
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Relating to the Hopewell tradition, a network of Native American civilisations that engaged in exchange, flourishing during the first half of the first millennium CE.

Etymology

From Hopewell + -ian, after Mordecai Hopewell, whose family owned the property where the earthworks are sited.

Word Breakdown

Questions

What does hopewellian mean?
Relating to the Hopewell tradition, a network of Native American civilisations that engaged in exchange, flourishing during the first half of the first millennium CE.
Where does hopewellian come from?
From Hopewell + -ian, after Mordecai Hopewell, whose family owned the property where the earthworks are sited.

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