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vitruvian

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.79 in modern English

Syllables
vit-ru-vian
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to Vitruvius, an Ancient Roman architect.

Etymology

From Latin Vitruvius + -an.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more Vitruvian (comparative) most Vitruvian (superlative)

Derived Forms

Vitruvianism

Phrases

Vitruvian Man Vitruvian scroll

Rhymes With

peruvian antediluvian vesuvian alluvion abluvion prediluvian diluvian luvian postdiluvian pluvian

Questions

What does vitruvian mean?
Of or pertaining to Vitruvius, an Ancient Roman architect.
Where does vitruvian come from?
From Latin Vitruvius + -an.

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