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veblen

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.07 in modern English

Syllables
ve-blen
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Norwegian.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A city in Marshall County, South Dakota, United States.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Borrowed from Norwegian Veblen, the name of a farmstead in Vang, Innlandet.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

Veblens (plural)

Derived Forms

Veblenian Veblenism Veblenite

Phrases

Veblen effect Veblen good

Questions

What does veblen mean?
A surname from Norwegian.
Where does veblen come from?
It is traced to Norwegian.

How to pronounce veblen

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