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Borrovian

UK/bəˈɹəʊ.vɪ.ən/US/bəˈɹoʊ.vi.ən/

Borrovian adjective: reminiscent of or pertaining to the English traveler and writer George Borrow.

Adjective

Borrovian (comparative more Borrovian, superlative most Borrovian)

  1. Reminiscent of or pertaining to the English traveler and writer George Borrow.
    • For quotations using this term, see Citations:Borrovian.

Forms of Borrovian

comparativemore Borrovian
superlativemost Borrovian

Origin of Borrovian

From Borrow + -ian with -v- as in Shavian.

Questions about Borrovian

What does Borrovian mean?
Borrovian means reminiscent of or pertaining to the English traveler and writer George Borrow.
What part of speech is Borrovian?
Borrovian is an adjective.
How do you pronounce Borrovian?
Borrovian is pronounced /bəˈɹoʊ.vi.ən/ (US).

Words near Borrovian in the dictionary

  1. Borromean rings
  2. Borror
  3. Borrors
  4. Borroto
  5. Borrotos
  6. Borrovian
  7. borrow
  8. borrow a leaf out of someone's book
  9. borrow a page from someone's book
  10. borrow from Peter to pay Paul
  11. borrow pit

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