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waverleyan

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
wa-ver-leyan
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or relating to the Waverley Novels, a long series of popular novels by Sir Walter Scott (1771–1832).

Etymology

From Waverley + -an.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more Waverleyan (comparative) most Waverleyan (superlative)

Questions

What does waverleyan mean?
Of or relating to the Waverley Novels, a long series of popular novels by Sir Walter Scott (1771–1832).
Where does waverleyan come from?
From Waverley + -an.

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