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silurian

/sɪˈlʊɚ.i.ən/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.70 in modern English

Syllables
Si-lu-ri-an
IPA
/sɪˈlʊɚ.i.ən/
8
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of a geologic period within the Paleozoic era; comprises the Llandovery, Wenlock, Ludlow and Pridoli epochs from about 439 to 409 million years ago.

adj

Of or related to the Silures, a pre-Roman British tribe.

noun

A member of the Silures, an ancient tribe of Britannia.

name

The Silurian period.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Latin Silurēs Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English Silurian From Latin Silurēs + English -ian.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /sɪˈlʊɚ.i.ən/
  • British English: /saɪˈlʊə.ɹiː.ən/

Inflected Forms

more Silurian (comparative) most Silurian (superlative) Silurians (plural) the Silurian (canonical)

Questions

How do you pronounce silurian?
The recorded pronunciation is /sɪˈlʊɚ.i.ən/.
What does silurian mean?
Of a geologic period within the Paleozoic era; comprises the Llandovery, Wenlock, Ludlow and Pridoli epochs from about 439 to 409 million years ago.
Where does silurian come from?
Etymology tree Latin Silurēs Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English Silurian From Latin Silurēs + English -ian.

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