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olsonian

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ol-so-ni-an
IPA
8
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
4
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or relating to Mancur Lloyd Olson Jr. (1932–1998), American economist and political scientist.

noun

A follower of Olson's ideas.

Etymology

From Olson + -ian.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more Olsonian (comparative) most Olsonian (superlative) Olsonians (plural)

Questions

What does olsonian mean?
Of or relating to Mancur Lloyd Olson Jr. (1932–1998), American economist and political scientist.
Where does olsonian come from?
From Olson + -ian.

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