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oulipian

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
oulip-i-an
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to the Oulipo movement in France

noun

A member of this movement

Etymology

Etymology tree French Oulipo Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English Oulipian From French Oulipo + English -ian.

Inflected Forms

Oulipians (plural)

Questions

What does oulipian mean?
Of or pertaining to the Oulipo movement in France
Where does oulipian come from?
Etymology tree French Oulipo Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English Oulipian From French Oulipo + English -ian.

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