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Carrollian

Carrollian adjective: of or pertaining to Lewis Carroll (1832-1898, real name Charles Lutwidge Dodgson) or his writings, most notably a type of imaginative fantasy involving humorous plays on words and logic.

Adjective

Carrollian (comparative more Carrollian, superlative most Carrollian)

  1. Of or pertaining to Lewis Carroll (1832-1898, real name Charles Lutwidge Dodgson) or his writings, most notably a type of imaginative fantasy involving humorous plays on words and logic.

Forms of Carrollian

comparativemore Carrollian
superlativemost Carrollian

Origin of Carrollian

From Carroll + -ian.

Questions about Carrollian

What does Carrollian mean?
Carrollian means of or pertaining to Lewis Carroll (1832-1898, real name Charles Lutwidge Dodgson) or his writings, most notably a type of imaginative fantasy involving humorous plays on words and logic.
What part of speech is Carrollian?
Carrollian is an adjective.

Words near Carrollian in the dictionary

  1. Carrog
  2. carrol
  3. carroll
  4. Carroll County
  5. carrolled
  6. Carrollian
  7. carrolling
  8. carrollite
  9. carrolls
  10. Carrolls Creek
  11. Carrollton

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