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mcdowellian

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
mc-dow-ellian
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or relating to John McDowell (born 1942), South African philosopher.

Etymology

From McDowell + -ian.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more McDowellian (comparative) most McDowellian (superlative)

Questions

What does mcdowellian mean?
Of or relating to John McDowell (born 1942), South African philosopher.
Where does mcdowellian come from?
From McDowell + -ian.

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