Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

marmorean

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
mar-more-an
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

marmoreal.

Obsolete

Etymology

From Latin marmoreus (“of marble”), from marmor (“marble”) + -e- + -an.

Usage

Inflected Forms

more marmorean (comparative) most marmorean (superlative)

Synonyms

Questions

What does marmorean mean?
marmoreal.
Where does marmorean come from?
From Latin marmoreus (“of marble”), from marmor (“marble”) + -e- + -an.

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