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sapirian

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
sapiri-an
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Relating to Edward Sapir (1884–1939), influential American anthropologist-linguist.

Etymology

From Sapir + -ian.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more Sapirian (comparative) most Sapirian (superlative)

Questions

What does sapirian mean?
Relating to Edward Sapir (1884–1939), influential American anthropologist-linguist.
Where does sapirian come from?
From Sapir + -ian.

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