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javertian

/ʒəˈvɛɹʃən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
javer-tian
IPA
/ʒəˈvɛɹʃən/
19
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to the relentless pursuit of a wrongdoer.

Etymology

From Javert, a police inspector in Victor Hugo's 1862 novel Les Misérables.

Inflected Forms

more Javertian (comparative) most Javertian (superlative)

Questions

How do you pronounce javertian?
The recorded pronunciation is /ʒəˈvɛɹʃən/.
What does javertian mean?
Of or pertaining to the relentless pursuit of a wrongdoer.
Where does javertian come from?
From Javert, a police inspector in Victor Hugo's 1862 novel Les Misérables.

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