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velikovsky

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.38 in modern English

Syllables
ve-likovsky
IPA
27
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian Велико́вский (Velikóvskij), ultimately from великий (velikij, “great”).

Derived Forms

Velikovskyism

Questions

What does velikovsky mean?
A surname
Where does velikovsky come from?
Borrowed from Russian Велико́вский (Velikóvskij), ultimately from великий (velikij, “great”).

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