Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

turgenevian

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
tur-gene-vian
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or relating to Ivan Sergeyevich Turgenev (1818–1883), Russian writer.

Etymology

From Turgenev + -ian.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more Turgenevian (comparative) most Turgenevian (superlative)

Questions

What does turgenevian mean?
Of or relating to Ivan Sergeyevich Turgenev (1818–1883), Russian writer.
Where does turgenevian come from?
From Turgenev + -ian.

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