Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gustavian

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: gus-ta-vian
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Pertaining to the era of King Gustav III of Sweden, e.g. its furniture style, and to the Gustavians.

noun

A loyalist supporting King Gustav III of Sweden.

Example Sentences

"When a Gustavian writer translated or adapted a play, his work was influenced by a variety of factors. If he wrote for Dramatiska teatern, he must take into account the king’s translation policy at which I hinted earlier, a policy which sometimes led to translations being camouflaged as originals."
"A Gustavian clock ticktocked on the carved marble mantelpiece."

Inflected Forms

more Gustavian (comparative) most Gustavian (superlative) Gustavians (plural)

Questions

What does gustavian mean?: Pertaining to the era of King Gustav III of Sweden, e.g. its furniture style, and to the Gustavians.

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