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priestleyan

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
priest-leyan
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or relating to Joseph Priestley (1733–1804), English theologian and scientist.

Etymology

From Priestley + -an.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more Priestleyan (comparative) most Priestleyan (superlative)

Questions

What does priestleyan mean?
Of or relating to Joseph Priestley (1733–1804), English theologian and scientist.
Where does priestleyan come from?
From Priestley + -an.

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