Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

penfieldian

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
pen-fiel-dian
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or relating to Wilder Penfield (1891–1976), American-born Canadian neurosurgeon.

Etymology

From Penfield + -ian.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more Penfieldian (comparative) most Penfieldian (superlative)

Questions

What does penfieldian mean?
Of or relating to Wilder Penfield (1891–1976), American-born Canadian neurosurgeon.
Where does penfieldian come from?
From Penfield + -ian.

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