laputan

/ləˈpjuːtən/

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Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

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"He could not, they observed, want all his various knowledge and Laputan ideas for his periodical writing which brought him most of his bread, and he would do well to use his talents in getting a speciality that would fit him for a post."

From Laputa + -an, after Laputa, an imaginary flying island described in Jonathan Swift's Gulliver's Travels (1726).

more Laputan (comparative) most Laputan (superlative) Laputans (plural)

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How do you pronounce laputan?

The recorded pronunciation is /ləˈpjuːtən/.

What does laputan mean?

Fanciful; preposterous; absurd in philosophy or science.

Where does laputan come from?

From Laputa + -an, after Laputa, an imaginary flying island described in Jonathan Swift's Gulliver's Travels (1726).

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