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java man

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.99 in modern English

Syllables
java -man
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A purported species of primate, a supposed ancient ancestor of human beings, named Pithecanthropus erectus, now considered Homo erectus.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Alternative form of Javaman; a denizen of Java.

Archaic

name

Alternative form of Java man.

Etymology

From the fossils, which were found on the Indonesian island of Java.

Usage

Inflected Forms

Java men (plural)

Synonyms

trinil man

Questions

What does java man mean?
A purported species of primate, a supposed ancient ancestor of human beings, named Pithecanthropus erectus, now considered Homo erectus.
Where does java man come from?
From the fossils, which were found on the Indonesian island of Java.

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