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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

proppian

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
prop-pi-an
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or relating to Vladimir Propp (Russian: Владимир Пропп; 1895–1970), Soviet formalist scholar who analyzed the basic plot components of Russian folk tales.

Etymology

From Propp + -ian.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more Proppian (comparative) most Proppian (superlative)

Questions

What does proppian mean?
Of or relating to Vladimir Propp (Russian: Владимир Пропп; 1895–1970), Soviet formalist scholar who analyzed the basic plot components of Russian folk tales.
Where does proppian come from?
From Propp + -ian.

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