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Collinsian

Collinsian adjective: of or pertaining to William Wilkie Collins (1824–1889), English author and playwright, or to his works.

Adjective

Collinsian (comparative more Collinsian, superlative most Collinsian)

  1. Of or pertaining to William Wilkie Collins (1824–1889), English author and playwright, or to his works.

Forms of Collinsian

comparativemore Collinsian
superlativemost Collinsian

Origin of Collinsian

From Collins + -ian.

Questions about Collinsian

What does Collinsian mean?
Collinsian means of or pertaining to William Wilkie Collins (1824–1889), English author and playwright, or to his works.
What part of speech is Collinsian?
Collinsian is an adjective.

Words near Collinsian in the dictionary

  1. Collins glass
  2. Collins glasses
  3. Collins Green
  4. collinses
  5. collinsia
  6. Collinsian
  7. collinsias
  8. collinsite
  9. Collinson
  10. Collinsvale
  11. Collinsville

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