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lyellian

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
lyel-lian
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or relating to Charles Lyell (1797–1875), British lawyer and geologist.

Etymology

From Lyell + -ian.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more Lyellian (comparative) most Lyellian (superlative)

Questions

What does lyellian mean?
Of or relating to Charles Lyell (1797–1875), British lawyer and geologist.
Where does lyellian come from?
From Lyell + -ian.

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