Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

verbarian

/vɝˈbɛ.ɹi.ən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ver-bar-ian
IPA: /vɝˈbɛ.ɹi.ən/

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One who coins words.

adj

Of or relating to words; verbal.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"Southey gives himself free scope as a verbarian."
"That friend, […] added, with a smile, that he had more than once amused himself with the thought of a verbarian Attorney-General, authorized to bring informations ex officio against the writer or editor of any work in extensive circulation, who, after due notice issued, should persevere in misusing a word."

Etymology

From verb + -arian.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: verb

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /vɝˈbɛ.ɹi.ən/
British English: /vɜːˈbɛə.ɹi.ən/

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

verbarians (plural)

Rhymes With

humanitarian bulgarian vegetarian semi-vegetarian presbyterian librarian libertarian ovarian marian barbarian sectarian totalitarian

Questions

How do you pronounce verbarian?: The recorded pronunciation is /vɝˈbɛ.ɹi.ən/.
What does verbarian mean?: One who coins words.
Where does verbarian come from?: From verb + -arian.

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