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polybian

/pəˈlɪbi.ən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
poly-bian
IPA
/pəˈlɪbi.ən/
15
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Relating to the Ancient Greek historian and scholar Polybius.

Etymology

From Polybius + -an.

Inflected Forms

more Polybian (comparative) most Polybian (superlative)

Rhymes With

libyan triphibian

Questions

How do you pronounce polybian?
The recorded pronunciation is /pəˈlɪbi.ən/.
What does polybian mean?
Relating to the Ancient Greek historian and scholar Polybius.
Where does polybian come from?
From Polybius + -an.

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