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bodleian

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.49 in modern English

Syllables
bodleian
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to Sir Thomas Bodley.

adj

Of or pertaining to the Bodleian Library.

name

Clipping of Bodleian Library.

Etymology

From Bodley + -an, named after English diplomat and scholar Sir Thomas Bodley (1545–1613), founder of Oxford University's Bodleian Library.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

the Bodleian (canonical)

Derived Forms

Bod Bodder

Questions

What does bodleian mean?
Of or pertaining to Sir Thomas Bodley.
Where does bodleian come from?
From Bodley + -an, named after English diplomat and scholar Sir Thomas Bodley (1545–1613), founder of Oxford University's Bodleian Library.

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