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sheldonian

/ʃɛlˈdəʊnɪ.ən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.42 in modern English

Syllables
shel-do-nian
IPA
/ʃɛlˈdəʊnɪ.ən/
14
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to Gilbert Sheldon.

name

Clipping of Sheldonian Theatre.

Etymology

From Sheldon + -ian, named after Archbishop of Canterbury and university chancellor Gilbert Sheldon (1598–1677), whose endowment funded Oxford University's Sheldonian Theatre.

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /ʃɛlˈdəʊnɪ.ən/

Inflected Forms

the Sheldonian (canonical)

Rhymes With

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

Questions

How do you pronounce sheldonian?
The recorded pronunciation is /ʃɛlˈdəʊnɪ.ən/.
What does sheldonian mean?
Of or pertaining to Gilbert Sheldon.
Where does sheldonian come from?
From Sheldon + -ian, named after Archbishop of Canterbury and university chancellor Gilbert Sheldon (1598–1677), whose endowment funded Oxford University's Sheldonian Theatre.

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