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marcian

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.36 in modern English

Syllables
mar-cian
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Under the influence of Mars; courageous; bold.

Obsolete

name

A saint born in Cyrus who became an anchorite in Chalcis and died in 388.

name

A minor fourth century Greek geographer from Heraclea (an ancient city on the coast of Bithynia).

name

Roman emperor of the East from 450 to 457, born 392.

name

Son of Anthemius, grandson of the Emperor Marcian, who led an unsuccessful rebellion in 479.

Etymology

Compare Martian, martial.

Usage

Inflected Forms

more Marcian (comparative) most Marcian (superlative)

Questions

What does marcian mean?
Under the influence of Mars; courageous; bold.
Where does marcian come from?
Compare Martian, martial.

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