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Cowleyan

Cowleyan adjective: of or relating to Abraham Cowley (1618–1667), English poet.

Adjective

Cowleyan (comparative more Cowleyan, superlative most Cowleyan)

  1. Of or relating to Abraham Cowley (1618–1667), English poet.
    • a Cowleyan ode

Forms of Cowleyan

comparativemore Cowleyan
superlativemost Cowleyan

Origin of Cowleyan

From Cowley + -an.

Questions about Cowleyan

What does Cowleyan mean?
Cowleyan means of or relating to Abraham Cowley (1618–1667), English poet.
What part of speech is Cowleyan?
Cowleyan is an adjective.

Words near Cowleyan in the dictionary

  1. cowlets
  2. Cowley
  3. Cowley County
  4. Cowley Father
  5. Cowley Fathers
  6. Cowleyan
  7. Cowleys
  8. cowlick
  9. cowlicked
  10. cowlicks
  11. cowlift

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