Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

oxfordesque

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ox-fordesque
IPA

31

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Resembling or characteristic of the University of Oxford.

Example Sentences

"Yes, the sudden, forced move to the sleazy new building at the unfashionable end of campus, after their splendid Oxfordesque castle had been co-opted by the fascists, had definitely taken a constipating effect on the flow of ideas in and around the Anthropology Department."
"Edward Mellon's drawings depicted the tall structure Bowman required, but also included a number of odd-shaped Oxfordesque quadrangles surrounding the structure."
"I did tour Kent University, […] Somehow I expected something more Oxfordesque and Anglican, but this place looked like a cookie-cutter community college."

Etymology

From Oxford + -esque. Piecewise doublet of Oxfordish.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: Oxford

Inflected Forms

more Oxfordesque (comparative) most Oxfordesque (superlative)

Questions

What does oxfordesque mean?: Resembling or characteristic of the University of Oxford.
Where does oxfordesque come from?: From Oxford + -esque. Piecewise doublet of Oxfordish.

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