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piltdown man

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.68 in modern English

Syllables
pilt-down -man
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A supposed early human theorized from bone fragments said to have been found in a gravel pit in Piltdown, England, in 1912, but later identified as a forgery.

Example Sentences

Phrases

Piltdown man Piltdown men

Synonyms

Eoanthropus dawsoni piltdown hoax

Questions

What does piltdown man mean?
A supposed early human theorized from bone fragments said to have been found in a gravel pit in Piltdown, England, in 1912, but later identified as a forgery.

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