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waddingtonian

/ˌwɑdɪŋˈtoʊ.ni.ən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
wadding-to-ni-an
IPA
/ˌwɑdɪŋˈtoʊ.ni.ən/
19
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or relating to Conrad Hal Waddington (1905–1975), biologist, paleontologist, geneticist, embryologist and philosopher who laid the foundations for systems biology.

Etymology

From Waddington + -ian.

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌwɑdɪŋˈtoʊ.ni.ən/
  • British English: /ˌwɒdɪŋˈtəʊ.ni.ən/

Inflected Forms

more Waddingtonian (comparative) most Waddingtonian (superlative)

Rhymes With

non-newtonian sheldonian curonian lesvonian sotonian swindonian warringtonian manzonian frederictonian charlottetonian blytonian montegonian

Questions

How do you pronounce waddingtonian?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌwɑdɪŋˈtoʊ.ni.ən/.
What does waddingtonian mean?
Of or relating to Conrad Hal Waddington (1905–1975), biologist, paleontologist, geneticist, embryologist and philosopher who laid the foundations for systems biology.
Where does waddingtonian come from?
From Waddington + -ian.

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