Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

spencerian

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.57 in modern English

Syllables: spence-ri-an
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or relating to Platt Rogers Spencer, US business school activist, or the style of handwriting he developed.

adj

Of or relating to Herbert Spencer, British social and political theorist, or his ideas on social Darwinism.

noun

A supporter or follower of Herbert Spencer's ideas.

Etymology

From Spencer + -ian.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: Spencer

Inflected Forms

Spencerians (plural)

Derived Forms

Spencerianism

Questions

What does spencerian mean?: Of or relating to Platt Rogers Spencer, US business school activist, or the style of handwriting he developed.
Where does spencerian come from?: From Spencer + -ian.

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