Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

swinburnian

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
swin-bur-ni-an
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or relating to Algernon Charles Swinburne (1837–1909), English writer who dealt with controversial topics.

adj

Of or relating to Richard Swinburne (born 1934), British philosopher and influential proponent of arguments for the existence of God.

Etymology

From Swinburne + -ian.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more Swinburnian (comparative) most Swinburnian (superlative) Swinburnean (alternative)

Questions

What does swinburnian mean?
Of or relating to Algernon Charles Swinburne (1837–1909), English writer who dealt with controversial topics.
Where does swinburnian come from?
From Swinburne + -ian.

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