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wernerian

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.05 in modern English

Syllables
werne-r-i-an
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to Abraham Gottlob Werner (1749-1817), German mineralogist and geologist, or his theory of Neptunism.

Etymology

From Werner + -ian.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more Wernerian (comparative) most Wernerian (superlative)

Frequently Paired Words

Wernerism

Questions

What does wernerian mean?
Of or pertaining to Abraham Gottlob Werner (1749-1817), German mineralogist and geologist, or his theory of Neptunism.
Where does wernerian come from?
From Werner + -ian.

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