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paterian

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
pa-te-ri-an
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or relating to Walter Pater (1839–1894), English essayist, critic, and fiction writer, regarded as one of the great stylists.

Etymology

From Pater + -ian.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more Paterian (comparative) most Paterian (superlative)

Questions

What does paterian mean?
Of or relating to Walter Pater (1839–1894), English essayist, critic, and fiction writer, regarded as one of the great stylists.
Where does paterian come from?
From Pater + -ian.

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