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thoreauan

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
thore-auan
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862), American writer and philosopher, or his writings.

Etymology

From Thoreau + -an.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more Thoreauan (comparative) most Thoreauan (superlative)

Synonyms

Thoreauvian

Questions

What does thoreauan mean?
Of or pertaining to Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862), American writer and philosopher, or his writings.
Where does thoreauan come from?
From Thoreau + -an.

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