Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lawrentian

/lɒˈɹɛnʃən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: lawren-tian
IPA: /lɒˈɹɛnʃən/

13

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to the author T. E. Lawrence or his works or style of writing.

adj

Of or pertaining to the author D. H. Lawrence or his works or style of writing.

noun

A person from or resident of Lawrence, Kansas.

Example Sentences

"Once in Paris, Idriss meets the unlikely aristocrat Sigisbert de Beaufond, who regales him with a desert drama of Lawrentian proportions."
"Head to the countryside, says Quickies, and have lots of sex in barns and stables that throb with Lawrentian promise."

Etymology

From Lawrence + -ian. Piecewise doublet of Laurencian and Laurentian; compare also lawrencium.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: Lawrence

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /lɒˈɹɛnʃən/

Inflected Forms

more Lawrentian (comparative) most Lawrentian (superlative) Lawrentians (plural)

Homonyms

Laurencian Laurentian

Questions

How do you pronounce lawrentian?: The recorded pronunciation is /lɒˈɹɛnʃən/.
What does lawrentian mean?: Of or pertaining to the author T. E. Lawrence or his works or style of writing.
Where does lawrentian come from?: From Lawrence + -ian. Piecewise doublet of Laurencian and Laurentian; compare also lawrencium.

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