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delorean

/dəlˈɔɹiən/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.64 in modern English

Syllables
de-lore-an
IPA
/dəlˈɔɹiən/
9
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Romanian.

noun

A car made by the DeLorean Motor Company (DMC). Named after American automotive executive John DeLorean

noun

A car made by the DeLorean Motor Company (DMC). Named after American automotive executive John DeLorean

noun

A car made by the DeLorean Motor Company (DMC). Named after American automotive executive John DeLorean

Slang

Etymology

From Romanian Delorean, variant of Delurean, from dealuri, plural of deal (“hill”) + -ean (suffix indicating origin).

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

DeLoreans (plural) de Lorean (alternative) Lorean (alternative)

Derived Forms

DePlorean

Frequently Paired Words

Tardis

Rhymes With

victorian historian dorian singaporean ecuadorian florian gregorian valedictorian pythagorean ivorian praetorian nestorian

Questions

How do you pronounce delorean?
The recorded pronunciation is /dəlˈɔɹiən/.
What does delorean mean?
A surname from Romanian.
Where does delorean come from?
From Romanian Delorean, variant of Delurean, from dealuri, plural of deal (“hill”) + -ean (suffix indicating origin).

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