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Carterian

Carterian adjective: of or relating to Jimmy Carter (James Earl Carter Jr.; 1924–2024), American politician who served as the 39th president of the United States from 1977 to 1981.

Adjective

Carterian (comparative more Carterian, superlative most Carterian)

  1. Of or relating to Jimmy Carter (James Earl Carter Jr.; 1924–2024), American politician who served as the 39th president of the United States from 1977 to 1981.
  2. Of or relating to Elliott Carter (1908–2012), American modernist composer.
  3. Of or relating to Angela Carter (1940–1992), English writer known for feminist and picaresque works and magical realism.

Forms of Carterian

comparativemore Carterian
superlativemost Carterian

Origin of Carterian

From Carter + -ian.

Questions about Carterian

What does Carterian mean?
Carterian means of or relating to Jimmy Carter (James Earl Carter Jr.; 1924–2024), American politician who served as the 39th president of the United States from 1977 to 1981.
What part of speech is Carterian?
Carterian is an adjective.

Words near Carterian in the dictionary

  1. Carter-Penrose diagram
  2. Carter-Penrose diagrams
  3. Carteresque
  4. Carteret
  5. Carteret County
  6. Carterian
  7. Carterism
  8. Carterization
  9. Carterize
  10. Carterized
  11. Carterizes

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