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pavonian

/pəˈvoʊ.ni.ən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
pavo-ni-an
IPA
/pəˈvoʊ.ni.ən/
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to the peacock

Etymology

From oblique stem of Latin pāvō, pāvōnis (“peacock, peafowl”) + -ian.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /pəˈvoʊ.ni.ən/
  • British English: /pəˈvəʊ.ni.ən/

Rhymes With

smithsonian estonian macedonian babylonian caledonian devonian draconian amazonian hamiltonian newtonian ionian oregonian

Questions

How do you pronounce pavonian?
The recorded pronunciation is /pəˈvoʊ.ni.ən/.
What does pavonian mean?
Of or pertaining to the peacock
Where does pavonian come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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