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orbilian

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
or-bil-ian
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or relating to disciplinarianism in teaching.

Example Sentences

Etymology

After the nomen (middle name) of the ancient Latin grammarian Lucius Orbilius Pupillus (114 BC – c. 14 BC), whom the poet Horace (65 BC – 8 BC), his pupil, criticized as plāgōsus (fond of flogging).

Inflected Forms

more Orbilian (comparative) most Orbilian (superlative)

Questions

What does orbilian mean?
Of or relating to disciplinarianism in teaching.
Where does orbilian come from?
After the nomen (middle name) of the ancient Latin grammarian Lucius Orbilius Pupillus (114 BC – c. 14 BC), whom the poet Horace (65 BC – 8 BC), his pupil, criticized as plāgōsus (fond of flogging).

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