omarian
/oʊˈmɑɹi.ən/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
9
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
In the style of the Persian poet Omar Khayyam, especially the Edward Fitzgerald translation of Omar Khayyam's quatrains, The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám: The Astronomer-Poet of Persia (1859).
noun
A poet writing in the style of the Persian poet Omar Khayyam, especially the Edward Fitzgerald translation of Omar Khayyam's quatrains, The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám: The Astronomer-Poet of Persia (1859).
Example Sentences
- "The menu card was designed by Mr. Arthur Hacker, and further enriched by some charming verses in Omarian quatrains from Mr. Le Gallienne, who read them to a sympathetic audience."
- "Now long before the great vogue of Omar Khayyam, and, of course, long before the institution of the Omar Khayyam Club, there was a little group of Omarians of which I was a member."
Etymology
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /oʊˈmɑɹi.ən/
- British English: /əʊˈmɑːɹi.ən/