Camonian
UK/kəˈməʊniən/US/kəˈmoʊniən/
Camonian adjective: of or relating to Luís de Camões.
Adjective
Camonian (comparative more Camonian, superlative most Camonian)
- Of or relating to Luís de Camões.
- This is emphatically true; and hence the Portuguese Epic has been universally recognised as wholesome and tonic reading, in fact, the very reverse of a certain “poisonous honey”; and the general directness of the Camonian style, and the straightforwardness with which the Great Portuguese calls a...1881, Camoens: His Life and His Lusiads, pages 725–726
- Brazil's strong participation in the Camoens Celebration reflected the poet's influence on the nineteenth-century letters of that South American nation. Brazilian poets no longer imitated him, having developed along their own national lines, but Brazil's Emperor Dom Pedro II (1840-1889) was a...1963, William Freitas, Camoens and His Epic, page 190
Examples of Camonian in a sentence
- Brazilian poets no longer imitated him, having developed along their own national lines, but Brazil's Emperor Dom Pedro II (1840-1889) was a Camonian enthusiast.1963, William Freitas, Camoens and His Epic, page 190:
- The Camonian figure and its discursive circulation have been elaborated within an evolving tradition, which in modernity is characterized by a progressive self-consciousness of nationhood.2001, Terry Cochran, Twilight of the Literary: Figures of Thought in the Age of Print, Harvard University Press, page 107:
Forms of Camonian
| comparative | more Camonian |
|---|---|
| superlative | most Camonian |
Origin of Camonian
From New Latin Camoniānus [from Camonius + -ānus] or directly from Portuguese Camon- (stem of Camões) + -ian.
Words that rhyme with Camonian
- Exonian
- hamiltonian
- amazonian
- Andersonian
- apollonian
- Ionian
- Macedonian
- newtonian
- Plutonian
- usonian
- Wilsonian
- Babylonian
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- Burtonian
- Caledonian
- Ciceronian
- Clintonian
- Cronian
- Estonian
- Flintstonian
- jacksonian
- Johnsonian
- Kingstonian
- Petersonian
- Simonian
- Washingtonian
- Watsonian
- Aberdonian
- addisonian
- Arlingtonian
- Baconian
- Bostonian
- Brunonian
- Cameronian
- Carsonian
- Catonian
- Chalcedonian
- clactonian
- Cottonian
- Devonian
- draconian
- Draytonian
- favonian
- Franconian
- Freedonian
- gorgonian
- Haligonian
- Hamptonian
- heliconian
- Hudsonian
- Hugonian
- Huntingtonian
- Huronian
- Koronian
- Lacedaemonian
- Langtonian
- Londonian
- Maidstonian
- Mertonian
- Miltonian
- Morrisonian
Questions about Camonian
- What does Camonian mean?
- Camonian means of or relating to Luís de Camões.
- How do you use Camonian in a sentence?
- Brazilian poets no longer imitated him, having developed along their own national lines, but Brazil's Emperor Dom Pedro II (1840-1889) was a Camonian enthusiast.
- What part of speech is Camonian?
- Camonian is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce Camonian?
- Camonian is pronounced /kəˈməʊniən/ (UK).
Words near Camonian in the dictionary
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