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kerouacian

/ˌkɛrʊˈækiən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ker-oua-cian
IPA
/ˌkɛrʊˈækiən/
16
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to Jean-Louis "Jack" Kerouac (1922-1969), American beat novelist and poet.

Etymology

From Kerouac + -ian.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more Kerouacian (comparative) most Kerouacian (superlative) Kerouackian (alternative)

Homonyms

kerouackian

Questions

How do you pronounce kerouacian?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌkɛrʊˈækiən/.
What does kerouacian mean?
Of or pertaining to Jean-Louis "Jack" Kerouac (1922-1969), American beat novelist and poet.
Where does kerouacian come from?
From Kerouac + -ian.

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