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Bourdieuan

Bourdieuan adjective: of or relating to Pierre Bourdieu (1930–2002), sociologist, anthropologist, and philosopher, whose work was primarily concerned with the dynamics of power in society.

Adjective

Bourdieuan (comparative more Bourdieuan, superlative most Bourdieuan)

  1. Of or relating to Pierre Bourdieu (1930–2002), sociologist, anthropologist, and philosopher, whose work was primarily concerned with the dynamics of power in society.

Forms of Bourdieuan

comparativemore Bourdieuan
superlativemost Bourdieuan

Origin of Bourdieuan

From Bourdieu + -an.

Questions about Bourdieuan

What does Bourdieuan mean?
Bourdieuan means of or relating to Pierre Bourdieu (1930–2002), sociologist, anthropologist, and philosopher, whose work was primarily concerned with the dynamics of power in society.
What part of speech is Bourdieuan?
Bourdieuan is an adjective.

Words near Bourdieuan in the dictionary

  1. Bourdeaux turpentine
  2. bourded
  3. bourder
  4. bourders
  5. Bourdieu
  6. Bourdieuan
  7. Bourdieusian
  8. Bourdin
  9. bourding
  10. bourdon
  11. bourdonnée

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