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Dickensianism

Dickensianism noun: an attitude or utterance characteristic of the English novelist Charles Dickens.

Noun

Dickensianism (countable and uncountable, plural Dickensianisms)

  1. An attitude or utterance characteristic of the English novelist Charles Dickens.
    Synonyms:
    Dickensism

Synonyms of Dickensianism

Forms of Dickensianism

pluralDickensianisms

Origin of Dickensianism

From Dickensian + -ism.

Questions about Dickensianism

What does Dickensianism mean?
Dickensianism means an attitude or utterance characteristic of the English novelist Charles Dickens.
What part of speech is Dickensianism?
Dickensianism is a noun.
What is the plural of Dickensianism?
The plural of Dickensianism is Dickensianisms.

Words near Dickensianism in the dictionary

  1. Dickens County
  2. Dickens Heath
  3. Dickensesque
  4. Dickensian
  5. Dickensiana
  6. Dickensianism
  7. Dickensianisms
  8. Dickensianly
  9. Dickensians
  10. Dickensism
  11. Dickensisms

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