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badian

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.29 in modern English

Syllables
ba-di-an
IPA
9
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Star anise.

Dated; Uncountable

noun

A Barbadian

adj

Barbadian

Etymology

From French badiane, from Persian بادیان (bâdiyân).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: badiane, بادیان

Usage

Inflected Forms

Badians (plural) more Badian (comparative) most Badian (superlative)

Rhymes With

canadian akkadian acadian arcadian barbadian radian palladian hadean scadian

Questions

What does badian mean?
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Where does badian come from?
It is traced to French.

How to pronounce badian

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