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aurelian

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.99 in modern English

Syllables
au-re-lian
IPA
8
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A male given name from Latin, of mostly historical use in English.

adj

Characteristic of the Roman emperor Aurelius

noun

An entomologist devoted to the study of butterflies and moths.

Archaic

adj

Pertaining to or resembling an aurelia; gold-coloured, golden.

noun

A collector of butterflies.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Latin Aurelianus, derivative of the gens name Aurelius (“golden”).

Origin

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Usage

Inflected Forms

Aurelians (plural) more aurelian (comparative) most aurelian (superlative)

Questions

What does aurelian mean?
A male given name from Latin, of mostly historical use in English.
Where does aurelian come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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