Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

somervillian

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: somervil-lian
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

2

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to Somerville College, Oxford.

adj

Of or pertaining to Somerville.

noun

One who attends, or formerly attended, Somerville College, Oxford.

noun

A person from, or an inhabitant of, Somerville.

Example Sentences

"The project was also awarded Oxford City Council's David Steel Sustainable Building Award, being commended for its balancing of Somervillian collegiate heritage with the need for energy efficiency to be a consideration for the new building."

Etymology

From Somerville + -ian.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: Somerville

Inflected Forms

Somervillians (plural)

Questions

What does somervillian mean?: Of or pertaining to Somerville College, Oxford.
Where does somervillian come from?: From Somerville + -ian.

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