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horroxian

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
hor-rox-i-an
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or relating to Jeremiah Horrocks (1618–1641), English astronomer.

Etymology

From Horrox (a Latinized form of Horrocks) + -ian.

Inflected Forms

more Horroxian (comparative) most Horroxian (superlative)

Questions

What does horroxian mean?
Of or relating to Jeremiah Horrocks (1618–1641), English astronomer.
Where does horroxian come from?
From Horrox (a Latinized form of Horrocks) + -ian.

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