Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hunterian

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.79 in modern English

Syllables
hunte-ri-an
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to William Hunter (1718–1783), anatomist.

adj

Of or pertaining to John Hunter (1728–1793), surgeon.

adj

Of or pertaining to William Wilson Hunter (1840–1900), historian and statistician.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Hunter + -ian.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more Hunterian (comparative) most Hunterian (superlative)

Questions

What does hunterian mean?
Of or pertaining to William Hunter (1718–1783), anatomist.
Where does hunterian come from?
From Hunter + -ian.

How to pronounce hunterian

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