Derridan

Derridan adjective: of or relating to Jacques Derrida (born Jackie Élie Derrida; 1930–2004), French philosopher best known for developing a form of semiotic analysis known as deconstruction.

Adjective

Derridan (comparative more Derridan, superlative most Derridan)

Of or relating to Jacques Derrida (born Jackie Élie Derrida; 1930–2004), French philosopher best known for developing a form of semiotic analysis known as deconstruction.
- This is the final Derridan manoeuvre, the showing up of ‘blind spots’ in a text, or the ‘blindness’ of an author to certain textual ‘différances’ or ‘suppléments’ in his own text, operative though not observed.1980 June 5, Roger Poole, “Roger Poole on the seductions and dangers of structuralism”, in London Review of Books, volume 02, number 11, →ISSN

Noun

Derridan (plural Derridans)

A follower of Jacques Derrida.
- One could say that in Blanchot the absent is more present than the present, and there are many occasions in reading him when he stands out as a Derridan avant la lettre.1982 August 19, John Sturrock, “On the Verge of Collapse”, in London Review of Books, volume 04, number 15, →ISSN

Forms of Derridan

Adjective
comparative	more Derridan
superlative	most Derridan
alternative form	Derridean
Noun
plural	Derridans

Origin of Derridan

From Derrida + -an.

Questions about Derridan

What does Derridan mean?: Derridan means of or relating to Jacques Derrida (born Jackie Élie Derrida; 1930–2004), French philosopher best known for developing a form of semiotic analysis known as deconstruction.
What part of speech is Derridan?: Derridan can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near Derridan in the dictionary

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