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gettierian

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
get-tieri-an
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or relating to Edmund Gettier (1927–2021), American philosopher.

Etymology

From Gettier + -ian.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more Gettierian (comparative) most Gettierian (superlative)

Phrases

Gettier case Gettier intuition Gettier problem

Frequently Paired Words

Gettier case Gettiered Gettier intuition Gettier problem

Questions

What does gettierian mean?
Of or relating to Edmund Gettier (1927–2021), American philosopher.
Where does gettierian come from?
From Gettier + -ian.

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