Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

macaulayan

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
macaulayan
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or relating to Thomas Babington Macaulay, 1st Baron Macaulay (1800–1859), British poet, historian and Whig politician.

Etymology

From Macaulay + -an.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more Macaulayan (comparative) most Macaulayan (superlative)

Questions

What does macaulayan mean?
Of or relating to Thomas Babington Macaulay, 1st Baron Macaulay (1800–1859), British poet, historian and Whig politician.
Where does macaulayan come from?
From Macaulay + -an.

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