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baldwinian

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
bald-wini-an
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or relating to James Mark Baldwin (1861–1934), American philosopher and psychologist who contributed to early psychiatry and the theory of evolution.

adj

Of or relating to James Arthur Baldwin (1924–1987), African-American writer and social critic.

Etymology

From Baldwin + -ian.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more Baldwinian (comparative) most Baldwinian (superlative)

Questions

What does baldwinian mean?
Of or relating to James Mark Baldwin (1861–1934), American philosopher and psychologist who contributed to early psychiatry and the theory of evolution.
Where does baldwinian come from?
From Baldwin + -ian.

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