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Cailloisian

Cailloisian adjective: of or relating to Roger Caillois (1913–1978), French intellectual whose idiosyncratic work brought together literary criticism, sociology, and philosophy.

Adjective

Cailloisian (comparative more Cailloisian, superlative most Cailloisian)

  1. Of or relating to Roger Caillois (1913–1978), French intellectual whose idiosyncratic work brought together literary criticism, sociology, and philosophy.

Forms of Cailloisian

comparativemore Cailloisian
superlativemost Cailloisian

Origin of Cailloisian

From Caillois + -ian.

Questions about Cailloisian

What does Cailloisian mean?
Cailloisian means of or relating to Roger Caillois (1913–1978), French intellectual whose idiosyncratic work brought together literary criticism, sociology, and philosophy.
What part of speech is Cailloisian?
Cailloisian is an adjective.

Words near Cailloisian in the dictionary

  1. cailleachs
  2. cailliach
  3. cailliachs
  4. Caillier
  5. Cailliers
  6. Cailloisian
  7. Caillou
  8. Caillouet
  9. Caillouets
  10. Cails
  11. Caima

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