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Derlethian

Derlethian adjective: of or relating to August William Derleth (1909–1971), American writer and anthologist, best remembered as the first publisher of the writings of H. P. Lovecraft, and for his own contributions to the Cthulhu Mythos genre of horror.

Adjective

Derlethian (comparative more Derlethian, superlative most Derlethian)

  1. Of or relating to August William Derleth (1909–1971), American writer and anthologist, best remembered as the first publisher of the writings of H. P. Lovecraft, and for his own contributions to the Cthulhu Mythos genre of horror.

Forms of Derlethian

comparativemore Derlethian
superlativemost Derlethian

Origin of Derlethian

From Derleth + -ian.

Questions about Derlethian

What does Derlethian mean?
Derlethian means of or relating to August William Derleth (1909–1971), American writer and anthologist, best remembered as the first publisher of the writings of H. P. Lovecraft, and for his own contributions to the Cthulhu Mythos genre of horror.
What part of speech is Derlethian?
Derlethian is an adjective.

Words near Derlethian in the dictionary

  1. deriveth
  2. deriving
  3. derivitization
  4. Derker
  5. Derleth
  6. Derlethian
  7. derm
  8. derm-
  9. derma
  10. derma ray
  11. derma rays

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