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dictionarian

/ˌdɪk.ʃəˈnɛɹi.ən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
dic-tio-nar-i-an
IPA
/ˌdɪk.ʃəˈnɛɹi.ən/
15
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
5
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of lexicographer.

Etymology

From dictionary + -ian. By surface analysis, diction + -arian.

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌdɪk.ʃəˈnɛɹi.ən/
  • British English: /ˌdɪk.ʃəˈnɛəɹi.ən/

Inflected Forms

dictionarians (plural)

Synonyms

lexicographer

Rhymes With

humanitarian bulgarian vegetarian semi-vegetarian presbyterian librarian libertarian ovarian marian barbarian sectarian totalitarian

Questions

How do you pronounce dictionarian?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌdɪk.ʃəˈnɛɹi.ən/.
What does dictionarian mean?
Synonym of lexicographer.
Where does dictionarian come from?
From dictionary + -ian. By surface analysis, diction + -arian.

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