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Cavellian

Cavellian adjective: of or relating to Stanley Cavell (1926–2018), American philosopher.

Adjective

Cavellian (comparative more Cavellian, superlative most Cavellian)

  1. Of or relating to Stanley Cavell (1926–2018), American philosopher.

Forms of Cavellian

comparativemore Cavellian
superlativemost Cavellian

Origin of Cavellian

From Cavell + -ian.

Questions about Cavellian

What does Cavellian mean?
Cavellian means of or relating to Stanley Cavell (1926–2018), American philosopher.
What part of speech is Cavellian?
Cavellian is an adjective.

Words near Cavellian in the dictionary

  1. caveless
  2. cavelet
  3. cavelets
  4. cavelike
  5. Cavell
  6. Cavellian
  7. caveloin
  8. cavels
  9. caveman
  10. caveman diet
  11. caveman drums

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