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Bloomfieldian

Bloomfieldian adjective: of or pertaining to Leonard Bloomfield (1887–1949), American linguist and pioneer of linguistic structuralism.

Adjective

Bloomfieldian (comparative more Bloomfieldian, superlative most Bloomfieldian)

  1. Of or pertaining to Leonard Bloomfield (1887–1949), American linguist and pioneer of linguistic structuralism.

Noun

Bloomfieldian (plural Bloomfieldians)

  1. A supporter of Leonard Bloomfield's linguistic theories.

Forms of Bloomfieldian

Adjective
comparativemore Bloomfieldian
superlativemost Bloomfieldian
Noun
pluralBloomfieldians

Origin of Bloomfieldian

From Bloomfield + -ian.

Questions about Bloomfieldian

What does Bloomfieldian mean?
Bloomfieldian means of or pertaining to Leonard Bloomfield (1887–1949), American linguist and pioneer of linguistic structuralism.
What part of speech is Bloomfieldian?
Bloomfieldian can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near Bloomfieldian in the dictionary

  1. bloomery
  2. bloomery iron
  3. bloomest
  4. bloometh
  5. Bloomfield
  6. Bloomfieldian
  7. Bloomfieldians
  8. Bloomfields
  9. bloomful
  10. Bloomian
  11. Bloomie

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