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steinbeckian

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
stein-beck-ian
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to John Ernst Steinbeck, Jr. (1902–1968), American writer.

Etymology

From Steinbeck + -ian.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more Steinbeckian (comparative) most Steinbeckian (superlative)

Questions

What does steinbeckian mean?
Of or pertaining to John Ernst Steinbeck, Jr. (1902–1968), American writer.
Where does steinbeckian come from?
From Steinbeck + -ian.

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