Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

leggian

/ˈlɛɡiən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
leg-gian
IPA
/ˈlɛɡiən/
9
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to Scottish sinologist, missionary and scholar James Legge (1815-1897).

Etymology

From Legge + -ian.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more Leggian (comparative) most Leggian (superlative)

Questions

How do you pronounce leggian?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈlɛɡiən/.
What does leggian mean?
Of or pertaining to Scottish sinologist, missionary and scholar James Legge (1815-1897).
Where does leggian come from?
From Legge + -ian.

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