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gibbonesque

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
gib-bonesque
IPA
25
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Reminiscent of the works of Edward Gibbon (1737–1794), English historian.

Etymology

From Gibbon + -esque.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more Gibbonesque (comparative) most Gibbonesque (superlative)

Frequently Paired Words

Gibbonian

Questions

What does gibbonesque mean?
Reminiscent of the works of Edward Gibbon (1737–1794), English historian.
Where does gibbonesque come from?
From Gibbon + -esque.

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