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jacobean

/ˌd͡ʒæk.əˈbi.ən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.41 in modern English

Syllables
ja-cobean
IPA
/ˌd͡ʒæk.əˈbi.ən/
19
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Relating to a Jacob or James.

adj

Relating to or characteristic of the reign of James VI and I (of Scotland and England, 1567–1625).

noun

A partisan of James I and of the House of Stuart.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree New Latin Iacobaeus Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Jacobean From New Latin Iacobaeus + English -an.

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /ˌd͡ʒæk.əˈbi.ən/

Inflected Forms

more Jacobean (comparative) most Jacobean (superlative) Jacobaean (alternative) Jacobæan (alternative) Jacobeans (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

Jacobethan Jacobian Jacobite Jamesian Stewartian Stuartian

Rhymes With

european korean ian indo-european asean sheehan boolean aegean jian meehan eritrean eon

Questions

How do you pronounce jacobean?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌd͡ʒæk.əˈbi.ən/.
What does jacobean mean?
Relating to a Jacob or James.
Where does jacobean come from?
Etymology tree New Latin Iacobaeus Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Jacobean From New Latin Iacobaeus + English -an.

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