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Dunsanian

/dʌnˈseɪni.ən/

Dunsanian adjective: of, pertaining to, or emulating the style or works of author Lord Dunsany (1879-1957).

Adjective

Dunsanian (comparative more Dunsanian, superlative most Dunsanian)

  1. Of, pertaining to, or emulating the style or works of author Lord Dunsany (1879-1957).
    • Lovecraft wrote many Dunsanian tales of dreams and gods.

Forms of Dunsanian

comparativemore Dunsanian
superlativemost Dunsanian

Origin of Dunsanian

From Dunsany + -an.

Questions about Dunsanian

What does Dunsanian mean?
Dunsanian means of, pertaining to, or emulating the style or works of author Lord Dunsany (1879-1957).
What part of speech is Dunsanian?
Dunsanian is an adjective.
How do you pronounce Dunsanian?
Dunsanian is pronounced /dʌnˈseɪni.ən/.

Words near Dunsanian in the dictionary

  1. Dunrobin
  2. duns
  3. Duns Creek
  4. dunsail
  5. dunsails
  6. Dunsanian
  7. Dunsany
  8. Dunscore
  9. Dunscroft
  10. dunsel
  11. dunsel cap

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