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barnumesque

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
bar-numesque
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Reminiscent of P. T. Barnum (1810–1891), American showman and businessman remembered for promoting celebrated hoaxes and for founding a circus.

Etymology

From Barnum + -esque.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more Barnumesque (comparative) most Barnumesque (superlative)

Synonyms

Barnumian

Questions

What does barnumesque mean?
Reminiscent of P. T. Barnum (1810–1891), American showman and businessman remembered for promoting celebrated hoaxes and for founding a circus.
Where does barnumesque come from?
From Barnum + -esque.

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