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Cronkitean

Cronkitean adjective: of or relating to Walter Cronkite (1916–2009), American broadcast journalist and anchorman sometimes cited as "the most trusted man in America".

Adjective

Cronkitean (comparative more Cronkitean, superlative most Cronkitean)

  1. Of or relating to Walter Cronkite (1916–2009), American broadcast journalist and anchorman sometimes cited as "the most trusted man in America".

Forms of Cronkitean

comparativemore Cronkitean
superlativemost Cronkitean
alternative formCronkitian

Origin of Cronkitean

From Cronkite + -an.

Questions about Cronkitean

What does Cronkitean mean?
Cronkitean means of or relating to Walter Cronkite (1916–2009), American broadcast journalist and anchorman sometimes cited as "the most trusted man in America".
What part of speech is Cronkitean?
Cronkitean is an adjective.

Words near Cronkitean in the dictionary

  1. Cronkhite
  2. Cronkhite-Canada syndrome
  3. Cronkhites
  4. cronking
  5. Cronkite
  6. Cronkitean
  7. Cronkitian
  8. cronks
  9. cronnell
  10. crono-
  11. cronocentric

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