Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kohlbergian

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: kohlber-gian
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or relating to Lawrence Kohlberg (1927–1987), American psychologist best known for his theory of stages of moral development.

Example Sentences

"The Kohlbergian emergence of increasingly complex stages of moral development is built on the Piagetian emergence of increasingly complex logical operations."

Etymology

From Kohlberg + -ian.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: Kohlberg

Inflected Forms

more Kohlbergian (comparative) most Kohlbergian (superlative)

Questions

What does kohlbergian mean?: Of or relating to Lawrence Kohlberg (1927–1987), American psychologist best known for his theory of stages of moral development.
Where does kohlbergian come from?: From Kohlberg + -ian.

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