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Sheltonian

UK/ʃɛlˈtəʊnɪ.ən/

Sheltonian adjective: of or relating to Thomas Shelton, inventor of a much-used British 17th- and 18th-century stenography.

Adjective

Sheltonian (not comparable)

  1. Of or relating to Thomas Shelton, inventor of a much-used British 17th- and 18th-century stenography.
    • Sheltonian shorthand

Origin of Sheltonian

From Shelton + -ian.

Words that rhyme with Sheltonian

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Questions about Sheltonian

What does Sheltonian mean?
Sheltonian means of or relating to Thomas Shelton, inventor of a much-used British 17th- and 18th-century stenography.
What part of speech is Sheltonian?
Sheltonian is an adjective.
How do you pronounce Sheltonian?
Sheltonian is pronounced /ʃɛlˈtəʊnɪ.ən/ (UK).

Words near Sheltonian in the dictionary

  1. sheltery
  2. sheltie
  3. shelties
  4. Shelton
  5. Shelton and Hardwick
  6. Sheltonian
  7. sheltopusic
  8. sheltopusik
  9. sheltopusiks
  10. sheltron
  11. sheltrons

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