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- US Pronunciation
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- [al-ig-zan-dree-uh n, -zahn-]
- /ˌæl ɪgˈzæn dri ən, -ˈzɑn-/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [al-ig-zan-dree-uh n, -zahn-]
- /ˌæl ɪgˈzæn dri ən, -ˈzɑn-/
Definitions of alexandrian word
- adjective alexandrian of or relating to Alexander the Great 3
- adjective alexandrian of or relating to Alexandria in Egypt 3
- adjective alexandrian relating to the Hellenistic philosophical, literary, and scientific ideas that flourished in Alexandria in the last three centuries bc 3
- adjective alexandrian (of writers, literary works, etc) erudite and imitative rather than original or creative 3
- noun alexandrian a native or inhabitant of Alexandria 3
- adjective alexandrian of Alexander the Great or his rule 3
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Origin of alexandrian
First appearance:
before 1575 One of the 34% oldest English words
First recorded in 1575-85; Alexandri(a) + -an
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Parts of speech for Alexandrian
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
alexandrian popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 73% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
alexandrian usage trend in Literature
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