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faulknerian

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
faulkne-r-i-an
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to William Faulkner (1897–1962), Nobel Prize-winning American author and poet, or to his works.

Etymology

From Faulkner + -ian.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more Faulknerian (comparative) most Faulknerian (superlative)

Questions

What does faulknerian mean?
Of or pertaining to William Faulkner (1897–1962), Nobel Prize-winning American author and poet, or to his works.
Where does faulknerian come from?
From Faulkner + -ian.

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