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neo-confucian

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.76 in modern English

Syllables
neo--con-fu-cian
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
5
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or relating to Neo-Confucianism.

noun

An adherent of Neo-Confucianism.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From neo- + Confucian.

Inflected Forms

more Neo-Confucian (comparative) most Neo-Confucian (superlative) Neo-Confucians (plural)

Questions

What does neo-confucian mean?
Of or relating to Neo-Confucianism.
Where does neo-confucian come from?
From neo- + Confucian.

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