Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sorbonical

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: sor-bon-i-cal
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Belonging or relating to the Sorbonne or to a Sorbonist.

Example Sentences

"Iohn Langeie a Scot borne, following his studie in Paris became a Sorbonicall doctor, who liuing in the yere of Christ one thousand fiue hundred thrée score and ten, did write a booke of the life, doctrine, and death of Martin Luther and Iohn Caluin […]"
"1607, Richard Carew (translator), A World of Wonders (Apologia pro Herodoto) by Henri Estienne, Chapter 39, p. 341, This question (to say the truth) is more then Sorbonicall: for many of no greater moment haue bene debated in Councels."

Etymology

From Sorbonne + -ical.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: Sorbonne

Inflected Forms

more Sorbonical (comparative) most Sorbonical (superlative)

Questions

What does sorbonical mean?: Belonging or relating to the Sorbonne or to a Sorbonist.
Where does sorbonical come from?: From Sorbonne + -ical.

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