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plinian

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.13 in modern English

Syllables
plini-an
IPA
9
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to Pliny the Younger or Pliny the Elder.

adj

Descriptive of a style of volcanic eruption similar in character and in intensity to that of the AD 79 eruption of Vesuvius witnessed by Pliny the Younger.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Pliny + -an.

Word Breakdown

Derived Forms

interplinian ultraplinian subplinian

Phrases

Plinian eruption

Questions

What does plinian mean?
Of or pertaining to Pliny the Younger or Pliny the Elder.
Where does plinian come from?
From Pliny + -an.

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