Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

penrosian

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
pen-rosian
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or relating to Edith Penrose (1914–1996), American-born British economist.

adj

Of or relating to Roger Penrose (1931–), American-born British physicist.

Etymology

From Penrose + -ian.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more Penrosian (comparative) most Penrosian (superlative)

Questions

What does penrosian mean?
Of or relating to Edith Penrose (1914–1996), American-born British economist.
Where does penrosian come from?
From Penrose + -ian.

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