Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

uchronian

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: uchro-ni-an
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Pertaining to uchronia ("an idealized or fictional conception of a particular period of time, especially in the past").

adj

Pertaining to uchronia (meaning alternate history)

Example Sentences

"For a long time to come, at least, it is too dangerous an experiment to base on hope. Again they may say that it never could succeed unless in a uchronian Utopia 'above these ruinable skies'."

Etymology

From uchronia + -an.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: uchronia

Inflected Forms

more uchronian (comparative) most uchronian (superlative)

Synonyms

uchronic

Questions

What does uchronian mean?: Pertaining to uchronia ("an idealized or fictional conception of a particular period of time, especially in the past").
Where does uchronian come from?: From uchronia + -an.

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