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Ericksonian

UK/ˌɛɹɪkˈsəʊ.ni.ən/US/ˌɛɹɪkˈsoʊ.ni.ən/

Ericksonian adjective: of or pertaining to Milton Hyland Erickson (1901–1980), American psychiatrist specializing in medical hypnosis and family therapy.

Adjective

Ericksonian (comparative more Ericksonian, superlative most Ericksonian)

  1. Of or pertaining to Milton Hyland Erickson (1901–1980), American psychiatrist specializing in medical hypnosis and family therapy.

Forms of Ericksonian

comparativemore Ericksonian
superlativemost Ericksonian

Origin of Ericksonian

From Erickson + -ian.

Words that rhyme with Ericksonian

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Questions about Ericksonian

What does Ericksonian mean?
Ericksonian means of or pertaining to Milton Hyland Erickson (1901–1980), American psychiatrist specializing in medical hypnosis and family therapy.
What part of speech is Ericksonian?
Ericksonian is an adjective.
How do you pronounce Ericksonian?
Ericksonian is pronounced /ˌɛɹɪkˈsəʊ.ni.ən/ (UK).

Words near Ericksonian in the dictionary

  1. Ericka
  2. ericks
  3. Ericksen
  4. Ericksens
  5. Erickson
  6. Ericksonian
  7. ericlaxmanite
  8. ericoid
  9. ericoids
  10. ericolin
  11. erics

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