Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

salingerian

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
salin-ge-ri-an
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to J. D. Salinger (1919-2010), American writer on themes of alienation and outsiderness.

Etymology

From Salinger + -ian.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more Salingerian (comparative) most Salingerian (superlative)

Questions

What does salingerian mean?
Of or pertaining to J. D. Salinger (1919-2010), American writer on themes of alienation and outsiderness.
Where does salingerian come from?
From Salinger + -ian.

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