Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mccloskeyan

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
mc-closkeyan
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to Deidre McCloskey (1942-present), American economist at the University of Illinois at Chicago.

Etymology

From McCloskey + -an.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more McCloskeyan (comparative) most McCloskeyan (superlative) McCloskeyian (alternative)

Questions

What does mccloskeyan mean?
Of or pertaining to Deidre McCloskey (1942-present), American economist at the University of Illinois at Chicago.
Where does mccloskeyan come from?
From McCloskey + -an.

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