Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gissingian

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
gissin-gian
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or relating to George Gissing (1857–1903), English novelist.

Etymology

From Gissing + -ian.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more Gissingian (comparative) most Gissingian (superlative)

Questions

What does gissingian mean?
Of or relating to George Gissing (1857–1903), English novelist.
Where does gissingian come from?
From Gissing + -ian.

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