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terreneuvian

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ter-reneu-vian
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The oldest stratigraphic series in the Cambrian geographic period.

Uncountable

noun

Synonym of Newfoundland French, a dialect of French found on the Island of Newfoundland, in Canada; on the French Shore.

Uncountable

Etymology

From French terre (“land”) + French neuve (“new”) + -ian, from the location of the type locality used to characterize this series, in Terre-Neuve (“Newfoundland”), Canada.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Phrases

terre-neuvien

Frequently Paired Words

terre-neuvien

Synonyms

Newfoundland French

Questions

What does terreneuvian mean?
The oldest stratigraphic series in the Cambrian geographic period.
Where does terreneuvian come from?
It is traced to French.

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