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maccabean

/ˌmækəˈbɪən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.61 in modern English

Syllables
mac-cabean
IPA
/ˌmækəˈbɪən/
17
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to Judas Maccabeus or to the Maccabees.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

Maccabæan (alternative, obsolete)

Rhymes With

european korean ian indo-european asean sheehan boolean aegean jian meehan eritrean eon

Questions

How do you pronounce maccabean?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌmækəˈbɪən/.
What does maccabean mean?
Of or pertaining to Judas Maccabeus or to the Maccabees.

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