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whitgiftian

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
whit-gif-tian
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or relating to John Whitgift (c.1530–1604), Archbishop of Canterbury from 1583, whose theological views were often controversial.

noun

A pupil of Whitgift School, England.

Etymology

From Whitgift + -ian.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more Whitgiftian (comparative) most Whitgiftian (superlative) Whitgiftians (plural)

Questions

What does whitgiftian mean?
Of or relating to John Whitgift (c.1530–1604), Archbishop of Canterbury from 1583, whose theological views were often controversial.
Where does whitgiftian come from?
From Whitgift + -ian.

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