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balzacian

/bɔlˈzæki.ən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
balza-cian
IPA
/bɔlˈzæki.ən/
22
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to the French novelist Honoré de Balzac (1799–1850) or his writings.

adj

Realist or realistic, particularly capturing small details of everyday objects.

noun

A follower of Balzac, or an author who writes in his style.

Etymology

Etymology tree English Balzac Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English Balzacian From Balzac + -ian.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /bɔlˈzæki.ən/
  • British English: /balˈzakɪ.ən/

Inflected Forms

more Balzacian (comparative) most Balzacian (superlative) Balzacians (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce balzacian?
The recorded pronunciation is /bɔlˈzæki.ən/.
What does balzacian mean?
Of or pertaining to the French novelist Honoré de Balzac (1799–1850) or his writings.
Where does balzacian come from?
Etymology tree English Balzac Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English Balzacian From Balzac + -ian.

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