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lucretian

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
lu-cre-tian
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to Lucretius (Titus Lucretius Carus, ca. 99–ca. 55 BCE), a 1st-century-BC Roman poet and philosopher.

adj

Of or pertaining to Lucretia, a 6th-century-BC Roman noblewoman.

Etymology

From Lucretius + -an.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more Lucretian (comparative) most Lucretian (superlative)

Questions

What does lucretian mean?
Of or pertaining to Lucretius (Titus Lucretius Carus, ca. 99–ca. 55 BCE), a 1st-century-BC Roman poet and philosopher.
Where does lucretian come from?
From Lucretius + -an.

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