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millerian

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
mil-le-ri-an
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to William Hallowes Miller (1801-1880), British mineralogist, or his works, especially on crystallography.

adj

Of or pertaining to J. Hillis Miller (1928–2021), American deconstructionist literary critic.

Etymology

From Miller + -ian.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more Millerian (comparative) most Millerian (superlative)

Questions

What does millerian mean?
Of or pertaining to William Hallowes Miller (1801-1880), British mineralogist, or his works, especially on crystallography.
Where does millerian come from?
From Miller + -ian.

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