Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gregorian

/ɡɹɪˈɡɔːɹi.ən/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.74 in modern English

Syllables: gre-go-ri-an
IPA: /ɡɹɪˈɡɔːɹi.ən/

11

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or relating to a person named Gregory, especially any of the popes of that name.

adj

Of or pertaining to the Gregorian calendar.

adj

Of or relating to James Gregory (mathematician), inventor of the Gregorian telescope.

noun

A member of the Brotherhood of Saint Gregory.

adj

Alternative letter-case form of Gregorian.

Example Sentences

"An average Gregorian year is 365.2425 days."
"Also, the play now opens and closes with a chant (definitely not gregorian, as that may have required some research) of Kyrie Eleison four times, not three, which is just enough to confound any Catholic in the audience and make Brecht roll over in his grave and puke."

Etymology

Etymology tree English Gregory Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English Gregorian From Gregory + -ian.

Inflected Forms

Gregorians (plural)

Derived Forms

Gregorianism Gregorianist

Phrases

Gregorian calendar Gregorian chant Gregorian mode Gregorian reform Gregorian staff Gregorian telescope Gregorian tone Gregorian year

Rhymes With

victorian historian dorian singaporean ecuadorian florian valedictorian delorean pythagorean ivorian praetorian nestorian

Questions

How do you pronounce gregorian?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɡɹɪˈɡɔːɹi.ən/.
What does gregorian mean?: Of or relating to a person named Gregory, especially any of the popes of that name.
Where does gregorian come from?: Etymology tree English Gregory Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English Gregorian From Gregory + -ian.

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