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menckenian

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
menck-e-ni-an
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to Henry Louis "H. L." Mencken (1880–1956), influential American writer and critic.

Etymology

From Mencken + -ian.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more Menckenian (comparative) most Menckenian (superlative)

Questions

What does menckenian mean?
Of or pertaining to Henry Louis "H. L." Mencken (1880–1956), influential American writer and critic.
Where does menckenian come from?
From Mencken + -ian.

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