justinian

What does justinian mean?

justinian means "Byzantine emperor who held the eastern frontier of his empire against the Persians; codified Roman law in 529; his general Belisarius regained North Africa and Spain (483-565)".

How many syllables are in justinian?

justinian has 4 syllables and divides as ju-sti-ni-an under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for justinian?

Close synonyms include Justinian I, Justinian the Great. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is justinian a common word?

justinian is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for justinian come from Princeton University’s WordNet. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.