Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

jaynesian

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
jay-ne-sian
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to Julian Jaynes (1920–1997), American psychologist who argued that ancient peoples were not conscious.

Etymology

From Jaynes + -ian.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more Jaynesian (comparative) most Jaynesian (superlative)

Questions

What does jaynesian mean?
Of or pertaining to Julian Jaynes (1920–1997), American psychologist who argued that ancient peoples were not conscious.
Where does jaynesian come from?
From Jaynes + -ian.

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