Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

stephensian

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
stephen-sian
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or relating to James Francis Stephens (1792–1852), English entomologist and naturalist.

Etymology

From Stephens + -ian.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more Stephensian (comparative) most Stephensian (superlative)

Questions

What does stephensian mean?
Of or relating to James Francis Stephens (1792–1852), English entomologist and naturalist.
Where does stephensian come from?
From Stephens + -ian.

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