Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

callovian

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.28 in modern English

Syllables: callo-vian
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A subdivision of the Jurassic period.

Etymology

From French callovien, coined by Alcide d’Orbigny from Latin Calloviensis, from the Latinized name of the Kellaways area near Chippenham in Wiltshire, England.

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: callovien, Calloviensis

Questions

What does callovian mean?: A subdivision of the Jurassic period.
Where does callovian come from?: It is traced to French.

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