Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

chekhovian

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.37 in modern English

Syllables: chekho-vian
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to Anton Chekhov (1860–1904) or his writings.

Example Sentences

"The structure of society in which the wealthy intelligentsia are sustained by armies of serfs and pontificate over the politics of Tsarist Russia only serves to reinforce the Chekhovian imagery."

Etymology

Etymology tree English Chekhov 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 Chekhovian From Chekhov + -ian.

Inflected Forms

more Chekhovian (comparative) most Chekhovian (superlative)

Questions

What does chekhovian mean?: Of or pertaining to Anton Chekhov (1860–1904) or his writings.
Where does chekhovian come from?: Etymology tree English Chekhov 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 Chekhovian From Chekhov + -ian.

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