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lowellian

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
low-ellian
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or relating to Percival Lawrence Lowell (1855–1916), writer and astronomer who fuelled speculation that there were canals on Mars.

adj

Of or relating to Robert Lowell (1917–1977), American poet.

adj

Of or relating to Amy Lowell (1874–1925), American imagist poet.

adj

Of, from, or pertaining to Lowell (any of the towns or cities of that name).

Etymology

From Lowell + -ian.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more Lowellian (comparative) most Lowellian (superlative)

Questions

What does lowellian mean?
Of or relating to Percival Lawrence Lowell (1855–1916), writer and astronomer who fuelled speculation that there were canals on Mars.
Where does lowellian come from?
From Lowell + -ian.

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