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Durrellian

Durrellian adjective: of or relating to Lawrence Durrell (1912–1990), expatriate British novelist, poet, dramatist, and travel writer.

Adjective

Durrellian (comparative more Durrellian, superlative most Durrellian)

  1. Of or relating to Lawrence Durrell (1912–1990), expatriate British novelist, poet, dramatist, and travel writer.

Forms of Durrellian

comparativemore Durrellian
superlativemost Durrellian

Origin of Durrellian

From Durrell + -ian.

Questions about Durrellian

What does Durrellian mean?
Durrellian means of or relating to Lawrence Durrell (1912–1990), expatriate British novelist, poet, dramatist, and travel writer.
What part of speech is Durrellian?
Durrellian is an adjective.

Words near Durrellian in the dictionary

  1. durre
  2. Durrell
  3. Durrell's night gecko
  4. Durrell's night geckoes
  5. Durrell's night geckos
  6. Durrellian
  7. Durrells
  8. Durren Durren
  9. Durrence
  10. Durrences
  11. durres

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