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stephensonian

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
stephen-so-ni-an
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or relating to George Stephenson (1781–1848), English engineer who built the first public intercity railway line to use steam locomotives.

adj

Of or relating to Neal Stephenson (born 1959), American writer of speculative fiction and cyberpunk novels.

noun

A member or alumnus of Stephenson College, Durham.

Informal

Etymology

From Stephenson + -ian.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

more Stephensonian (comparative) most Stephensonian (superlative) Stephensonians (plural)

Rhymes With

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

Questions

What does stephensonian mean?
Of or relating to George Stephenson (1781–1848), English engineer who built the first public intercity railway line to use steam locomotives.
Where does stephensonian come from?
From Stephenson + -ian.

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