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caesarian

/siːˈzɛ.ɹi.ən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.00 in modern English

Syllables
cae-sar-i-an
IPA
/siːˈzɛ.ɹi.ən/
11
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or relating to or in the manner of Julius Caesar.

adj

Alternative form of Caesarean.

British usage

noun

A follower of Julius Caesar.

noun

A member of the populares faction of Julius Caesar.

noun

A Caesarean section.

adj

Alternative letter-case form of Caesarian.

noun

Alternative letter-case form of Caesarian

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Latin Caesar 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 -iānus Latin Caesariānusbor. English Caesarian Borrowed from Latin Caesariānus, from Caesar + -iānus. By surface analysis, Caesar + -ian. Piecewise doublet of tsarian. For the sense “Caesarean section”, see also "Caesarean section § Etymology" on Wikipedia.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /siːˈzɛ.ɹi.ən/
  • British English: /siːˈzɛə.ɹi.ən/

Usage

Inflected Forms

Cæsarian (alternative, archaic) Cesarian (alternative, US) Caesarians (plural)

Synonyms

caesarean cesarean cesarian cesarean delivery caesarean delivery caesarian delivery cesarean section cesarian section caesarean section caesarian section c-section abdominal delivery

Homonyms

caesarean

Rhymes With

humanitarian bulgarian vegetarian semi-vegetarian presbyterian librarian libertarian ovarian marian barbarian sectarian totalitarian

Questions

How do you pronounce caesarian?
The recorded pronunciation is /siːˈzɛ.ɹi.ən/.
What does caesarian mean?
Of or relating to or in the manner of Julius Caesar.
Where does caesarian come from?
Etymology tree Latin Caesar 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 -iānus Latin Caesariānusbor. English Caesarian Borrowed from Latin Caesariānus, from Caesar + -iānus. By surface analysis, Caesar + -ian. Piecewise doublet of tsarian. For the sense “Caesarean section”, see also "Caesarean section § Etymology" on Wikipedia.

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