Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

exonian

/ɛkˈsoʊ.ni.ən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ex-o-ni-an
IPA: /ɛkˈsoʊ.ni.ən/

14

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

4

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to Exeter.

noun

A member or alumnus of the University of Exeter.

noun

A member or alumnus of Exeter College, Oxford.

noun

A current or past student of Exeter School, England.

noun

A current or past student of Phillips Exeter Academy, USA.

noun

A native or inhabitant of the city of Exeter, England.

noun

A native or inhabitant of the town of Exeter, New Hampshire, USA.

noun

A native or inhabitant of the former Village of Exeter, in Green County, Wisconsin, USA.

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin Exonia, the Latin name for Exeter which appears in the Liber Exoniensis (1086), + -an. See its adjectival form Exoniensis.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ɛkˈsoʊ.ni.ən/
British English: /ɛkˈsəʊ.ni.ən/

Inflected Forms

Exonians (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

Exoniensis Exon

Rhymes With

smithsonian estonian macedonian babylonian caledonian devonian draconian amazonian hamiltonian newtonian ionian oregonian

Questions

How do you pronounce exonian?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɛkˈsoʊ.ni.ən/.
What does exonian mean?: Of or pertaining to Exeter.
Where does exonian come from?: Borrowed from Medieval Latin Exonia, the Latin name for Exeter which appears in the Liber Exoniensis (1086), + -an. See its adjectival form Exoniensis.

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