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lachmannian

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
lach-man-ni-an
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or relating to Karl Lachmann (1793–1851), German philologist and critic, noted for his foundational contributions to the field of textual criticism.

Etymology

From Lachmann + -ian.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more Lachmannian (comparative) most Lachmannian (superlative)

Questions

What does lachmannian mean?
Of or relating to Karl Lachmann (1793–1851), German philologist and critic, noted for his foundational contributions to the field of textual criticism.
Where does lachmannian come from?
From Lachmann + -ian.

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