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Spencerian meaning

  1. Of or relating to Platt Rogers Spencer, US business school activist, or the style of handwriting he developed.
  2. Of or relating to Herbert Spencer, British social and political theorist, or his ideas on social Darwinism.

Using Spencerian

  • The main meaning on this page is: Of or relating to Platt Rogers Spencer, US business school activist, or the style of handwriting he developed. | Of or relating to Herbert Spencer, British social and political theorist, or his ideas on social Darwinism.

Context around Spencerian

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 24.7 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 0 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 3 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

furthermore 1×

Often after:

script 1× evolution 1× survival 1×

Sentence patterns with Spencerian

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

furthermore spencerian evolution held 1× script and spencerian script 1× spencerian survival of 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

fountain pens dating 1× furthermore spencerian evolution 1× spencerian survival of 1×

Common sentence endings:

allowed to perish 1× and spencerian script 1× disservice to evolution 1×

Words around Spencerian

Just before it in the word index:

spencer 1.389 spence 211 spen 12 spem 3 spelunky 2 spelunking 7

Just after it in the word index:

spencerport 14 spencers 3 spencerville 20 spences 3 spend 7.313 spendable 5

Similar in corpus frequency:

aabc 5 aacr 5 aacsb 5 aadar 5 aadk 5 aadvantage 5

Corpus analysis for Spencerian

  • In this selection, "spencerian" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 24.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, furthermore, script, evolution and survival stand out and add context to how "spencerian" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include furthermore spencerian evolution held and script and spencerian script. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "spencerian" sits close to words such as aabc, aacr and aacsb, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with spencerian

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Furthermore, Spencerian evolution held that those unfit to sustain themselves must be allowed to perish. (15 words)

Spencerian 'survival of the fittest' firmly credits any provisions made to assist the weak, unskilled, poor and distressed to be an imprudent disservice to evolution. (25 words)

Fountain pens dating from the first half of the 20th century are more likely to have flexible nibs, suited to the favored handwriting styles of the period (e.g. Copperplate script and Spencerian script ). (34 words)

Longer example sentences

Fountain pens dating from the first half of the 20th century are more likely to have flexible nibs, suited to the favored handwriting styles of the period (e.g. Copperplate script and Spencerian script ). (34 words)

Spencerian 'survival of the fittest' firmly credits any provisions made to assist the weak, unskilled, poor and distressed to be an imprudent disservice to evolution. (25 words)

Furthermore, Spencerian evolution held that those unfit to sustain themselves must be allowed to perish. (15 words)

Example sentences (3)

Fountain pens dating from the first half of the 20th century are more likely to have flexible nibs, suited to the favored handwriting styles of the period (e.g. Copperplate script and Spencerian script ).

Furthermore, Spencerian evolution held that those unfit to sustain themselves must be allowed to perish.

Spencerian 'survival of the fittest' firmly credits any provisions made to assist the weak, unskilled, poor and distressed to be an imprudent disservice to evolution.

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "spencerian" in a sentence?
An example: "Fountain pens dating from the first half of the 20th century are more likely to have flexible nibs, suited to the favored handwriting styles of the period (e.g. Copperplate script and Spencerian script )." This page contains 3 example sentences with the word "spencerian" from authentic English texts.
What does "spencerian" mean?
Spencerian means: Of or relating to Platt Rogers Spencer, US business school activist, or the style of handwriting he developed.
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