Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

turonian

/t(j)ʊˈɹoʊ.ni.ən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.62 in modern English

Syllables: tur-o-ni-an
IPA: /t(j)ʊˈɹoʊ.ni.ən/

8

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The second age in the Late Cretaceous epoch, or a stage in the Upper Cretaceous series, spanning the time between 93.5 ± 0.8 Ma and 89.3 ± 1 Ma (million years ago), preceded by the Cenomanian stage and underlying the Coniacian stage.

Etymology

From Latin Turonēs + -ian.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: Turonēs

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /t(j)ʊˈɹoʊ.ni.ən/
British English: /tjʊˈɹəʊ.ni.ən/

Rhymes With

smithsonian estonian macedonian babylonian caledonian devonian draconian amazonian hamiltonian newtonian ionian oregonian

Questions

How do you pronounce turonian?: The recorded pronunciation is /t(j)ʊˈɹoʊ.ni.ən/.
What does turonian mean?: The second age in the Late Cretaceous epoch, or a stage in the Upper Cretaceous series, spanning the time between 93.5 ± 0.8 Ma and 89.3 ± 1 Ma (million years ago), preceded by the Cenomanian stage and underlying the Coniacian stage.
Where does turonian come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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