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dowsonian

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
dow-so-ni-an
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or relating to Ernest Dowson (1867–1900), English writer associated with the Decadent movement.

Etymology

From Dowson + -ian.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more Dowsonian (comparative) most Dowsonian (superlative)

Questions

What does dowsonian mean?
Of or relating to Ernest Dowson (1867–1900), English writer associated with the Decadent movement.
Where does dowsonian come from?
From Dowson + -ian.

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