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sextonian

/sɛkˈstoʊ.ni.ən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
sex-to-ni-an
IPA
/sɛkˈstoʊ.ni.ən/
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or relating to Anne Sexton (1928–1974), American poet known for her highly personal confessional verse.

Etymology

From Sexton + -ian.

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /sɛkˈstoʊ.ni.ən/
  • British English: /sɛkˈstəʊ.ni.ən/

Inflected Forms

more Sextonian (comparative) most Sextonian (superlative)

Rhymes With

non-newtonian sheldonian curonian lesvonian sotonian swindonian warringtonian manzonian frederictonian charlottetonian blytonian montegonian

Questions

How do you pronounce sextonian?
The recorded pronunciation is /sɛkˈstoʊ.ni.ən/.
What does sextonian mean?
Of or relating to Anne Sexton (1928–1974), American poet known for her highly personal confessional verse.
Where does sextonian come from?
From Sexton + -ian.

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