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Daguerrean

Daguerrean adjective: relating to Louis Daguerre (1787–1851), French artist and physicist, or to his invention of the daguerreotype.

Adjective

Daguerrean (comparative more Daguerrean, superlative most Daguerrean)

  1. Relating to Louis Daguerre (1787–1851), French artist and physicist, or to his invention of the daguerreotype.

Forms of Daguerrean

comparativemore Daguerrean
superlativemost Daguerrean
alternative formDaguerreian

Origin of Daguerrean

From French Daguerre + -an.

Questions about Daguerrean

What does Daguerrean mean?
Daguerrean means relating to Louis Daguerre (1787–1851), French artist and physicist, or to his invention of the daguerreotype.
What part of speech is Daguerrean?
Daguerrean is an adjective.

Words near Daguerrean in the dictionary

  1. dagswain
  2. dagswains
  3. Dagu
  4. Daguan
  5. Dague
  6. Daguerrean
  7. Daguerreian
  8. daguerreotype
  9. daguerreotyped
  10. daguerreotyper
  11. daguerreotypers

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