Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

saussurean

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: saus-sure-an
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to, characteristic of, associated with, or suggestive of Ferdinand de Saussure or his works.

Etymology

From Saussure + -an.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: Saussure

Inflected Forms

more Saussurean (comparative) most Saussurean (superlative) Saussurian (alternative)

Questions

What does saussurean mean?: Of or pertaining to, characteristic of, associated with, or suggestive of Ferdinand de Saussure or his works.
Where does saussurean come from?: From Saussure + -an.

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