Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

harleian

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.63 in modern English

Syllables: harleian
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Relating to Robert Harley, Earl of Oxford (1661–1724), and his son, Edward Harley, especially in reference to the library of books and manuscripts they collected.

adj

Of or relating to anybody with the surname of Harley.

Etymology

From Harley + -an.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: Harley

Questions

What does harleian mean?: Relating to Robert Harley, Earl of Oxford (1661–1724), and his son, Edward Harley, especially in reference to the library of books and manuscripts they collected.
Where does harleian come from?: From Harley + -an.

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