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veblenian

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ve-ble-ni-an
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or relating to Thorstein Veblen (1857–1929), American economist and sociologist.

Etymology

From Veblen + -ian.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more Veblenian (comparative) most Veblenian (superlative)

Questions

What does veblenian mean?
Of or relating to Thorstein Veblen (1857–1929), American economist and sociologist.
Where does veblenian come from?
From Veblen + -ian.

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