Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

comanchean

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: co-manchean
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A period of the Mesozoic era, between the Jurassic and the Upper Cretaceous periods, lasting from 145–100.5 millions of years ago.

Example Sentences

"There is a very general unconformity and break between the Lower and Upper Cretaceous; this has led Chamberlin and Salisbury to suggest that the Lower Cretaceous should be regarded as a separate period with the title "Comanchean.""

Etymology

From Comanche (“a city in Texas”) + -ean.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: Comanche

Synonyms

Early Cretaceous Lower Cretaceous

Questions

What does comanchean mean?: A period of the Mesozoic era, between the Jurassic and the Upper Cretaceous periods, lasting from 145–100.5 millions of years ago.
Where does comanchean come from?: From Comanche (“a city in Texas”) + -ean.

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