Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mersennian

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
mersen-ni-an
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or relating to Marin Mersenne (1588–1648), French mathematician and polymath.

Etymology

From Mersenne + -ian.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more Mersennian (comparative) most Mersennian (superlative)

Questions

What does mersennian mean?
Of or relating to Marin Mersenne (1588–1648), French mathematician and polymath.
Where does mersennian come from?
From Mersenne + -ian.

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