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gernsbackian

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
gerns-back-ian
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or relating to Hugo Gernsback (born Hugo Gernsbacher; 1884–1967), Luxembourgish-American inventor, writer, editor, and magazine publisher.

Etymology

From German Gernsback + -ian.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more Gernsbackian (comparative) most Gernsbackian (superlative)

Questions

What does gernsbackian mean?
Of or relating to Hugo Gernsback (born Hugo Gernsbacher; 1884–1967), Luxembourgish-American inventor, writer, editor, and magazine publisher.
Where does gernsbackian come from?
From German Gernsback + -ian.

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