Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

chesterbelloc

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: chester-bel-loc
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A notional chimeric beast formed by the union of Hilaire Belloc and G. K. Chesterton, the latter forced to adopt the political opinions of the former.

Derogatory; Humorous; Informal

Etymology

Blend of Chesterton + Belloc; coined by George Bernard Shaw in a 1908 article for The New Age magazine.

Usage

Inflected Forms

the Chesterbelloc (canonical)

Questions

What does chesterbelloc mean?: A notional chimeric beast formed by the union of Hilaire Belloc and G. K. Chesterton, the latter forced to adopt the political opinions of the former.
Where does chesterbelloc come from?: Blend of Chesterton + Belloc; coined by George Bernard Shaw in a 1908 article for The New Age magazine.

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