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purcellian

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
pur-cel-lian
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or relating to Henry Purcell (1659–1695), English composer.

Etymology

From Purcell + -ian.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more Purcellian (comparative) most Purcellian (superlative)

Questions

What does purcellian mean?
Of or relating to Henry Purcell (1659–1695), English composer.
Where does purcellian come from?
From Purcell + -ian.

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