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horrocksian

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
hor-rock-sian
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Alternative form of Horroxian (“relating to the astronomer Jeremiah Horrocks”).

Etymology

From Horrocks + -ian.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more Horrocksian (comparative) most Horrocksian (superlative)

Questions

What does horrocksian mean?
Alternative form of Horroxian (“relating to the astronomer Jeremiah Horrocks”).
Where does horrocksian come from?
From Horrocks + -ian.

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