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Carlylese

Carlylese noun: a style of writing characteristic of Thomas Carlyle (1795-1881), Scottish essayist and historian.

Noun

Carlylese (uncountable)

  1. A style of writing characteristic of Thomas Carlyle (1795-1881), Scottish essayist and historian.

Origin of Carlylese

From Carlyle + -ese.

Questions about Carlylese

What does Carlylese mean?
Carlylese means a style of writing characteristic of Thomas Carlyle (1795-1881), Scottish essayist and historian.
What part of speech is Carlylese?
Carlylese is a noun.

Words near Carlylese in the dictionary

  1. Carlyle
  2. Carlyle circle
  3. Carlyle circles
  4. Carlylean
  5. Carlyleian
  6. Carlylese
  7. Carlylesque
  8. Carlylian
  9. Carlylism
  10. Carlylisms
  11. Carmack

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