Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

voloshinovian

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
voloshi-no-vian
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or relating to Valentin Voloshinov (Russian: Валенти́н Воло́шинов; 1895–1936), Soviet/Russian linguist whose work has been influential in the field of literary theory and Marxist theory of ideology.

Etymology

From Voloshinov + -ian.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more Voloshinovian (comparative) most Voloshinovian (superlative) Volosinovian (alternative)

Questions

What does voloshinovian mean?
Of or relating to Valentin Voloshinov (Russian: Валенти́н Воло́шинов; 1895–1936), Soviet/Russian linguist whose work has been influential in the field of literary theory and Marxist theory of ideology.
Where does voloshinovian come from?
From Voloshinov + -ian.

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