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oliphantian

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
oliphan-tian
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or relating to Margaret Oliphant (1828–1897), Scottish novelist and historical writer.

Etymology

From Oliphant + -ian.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more Oliphantian (comparative) most Oliphantian (superlative)

Questions

What does oliphantian mean?
Of or relating to Margaret Oliphant (1828–1897), Scottish novelist and historical writer.
Where does oliphantian come from?
From Oliphant + -ian.

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