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Deleuzian

Deleuzian adjective: of or pertaining to Gilles Deleuze (1925–1995), French philosopher.

Adjective

Deleuzian (comparative more Deleuzian, superlative most Deleuzian)

  1. Of or pertaining to Gilles Deleuze (1925–1995), French philosopher.
    • I believe that these works will continue to revolve about us in enigmatic resonance with those of Klossowski, another major and excessive sign, and perhaps one day, this century will be known as Deleuzian.1980, Michael Foucault, Language, counter-memory, practice: selected essays and interviews, Cornell University Press, page 165

Forms of Deleuzian

comparativemore Deleuzian
superlativemost Deleuzian
alternative formDeleuzean

Origin of Deleuzian

From Deleuze + -ian.

Words formed from Deleuzian

Questions about Deleuzian

What does Deleuzian mean?
Deleuzian means of or pertaining to Gilles Deleuze (1925–1995), French philosopher.
What part of speech is Deleuzian?
Deleuzian is an adjective.

Words near Deleuzian in the dictionary

  1. deletories
  2. deletorious
  3. deletory
  4. Deleuze
  5. Deleuzean
  6. Deleuzian
  7. Deleuzianly
  8. Deleuzoguattarian
  9. Deleuzoguattarians
  10. delevel
  11. deleveled

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