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tarkingtonian

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
tark-ing-to-ni-an
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
5
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or relating to Booth Tarkington (1869–1946), American novelist and dramatist.

Etymology

From Tarkington + -ian.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more Tarkingtonian (comparative) most Tarkingtonian (superlative)

Questions

What does tarkingtonian mean?
Of or relating to Booth Tarkington (1869–1946), American novelist and dramatist.
Where does tarkingtonian come from?
From Tarkington + -ian.

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