Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

putnamian

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
put-nami-an
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or relating to Hilary Putnam (1926–2016), American philosopher, mathematician and computer scientist, and a major figure in analytic philosophy in the second half of the 20th century.

Etymology

From Putnam + -ian.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more Putnamian (comparative) most Putnamian (superlative)

Questions

What does putnamian mean?
Of or relating to Hilary Putnam (1926–2016), American philosopher, mathematician and computer scientist, and a major figure in analytic philosophy in the second half of the 20th century.
Where does putnamian come from?
From Putnam + -ian.

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