Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

vygotskian

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
vy-got-skian
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or relating to Lev Vygotsky (Russian: Лев Вы́готский or Выго́тский, 1896–1934), Soviet Belarusian psychologist.

noun

A proponent of Vygotsky's theories.

Etymology

From Vygotsky + -an.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more Vygotskian (comparative) most Vygotskian (superlative) Vygotskyan (alternative) Vygotskians (plural)

Questions

What does vygotskian mean?
Of or relating to Lev Vygotsky (Russian: Лев Вы́готский or Выго́тский, 1896–1934), Soviet Belarusian psychologist.
Where does vygotskian come from?
From Vygotsky + -an.

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