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ollendorffian

/ˌɑ.lənˈdɔɹ.fi.ən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ol-len-dorf-fi-an
IPA
/ˌɑ.lənˈdɔɹ.fi.ən/
20
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
5
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to Heinrich Gottfried Ollendorff, a German grammarian and language educator, whose method of learning foreign languages came into vogue from the 1840s.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Ollendorff + -ian.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌɑ.lənˈdɔɹ.fi.ən/
  • British English: /ˌɒl.ənˈdɔː.fi.ən/

Inflected Forms

more Ollendorffian (comparative) most Ollendorffian (superlative)

Questions

How do you pronounce ollendorffian?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌɑ.lənˈdɔɹ.fi.ən/.
What does ollendorffian mean?
Of or pertaining to Heinrich Gottfried Ollendorff, a German grammarian and language educator, whose method of learning foreign languages came into vogue from the 1840s.
Where does ollendorffian come from?
From Ollendorff + -ian.

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