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Frankfurtian

Frankfurtian adjective: relating to the Frankfurt School of neo-Marxist interdisciplinary social theory, associated in part with the Institute for Social Research at the University of Frankfurt am Main.

Adjective

Frankfurtian (comparative more Frankfurtian, superlative most Frankfurtian)

  1. Relating to the Frankfurt School of neo-Marxist interdisciplinary social theory, associated in part with the Institute for Social Research at the University of Frankfurt am Main.
    • It's only when he dislikes the particular sensibility expressed in a show (like “Father Knows Best”) that Mr. Marc starts wielding that old Frankfurtian bludgeon.1989 April 30, Martha Bayles, “Taking Sitcoms Seriously”, in The New York Times, →ISSN

Forms of Frankfurtian

comparativemore Frankfurtian
superlativemost Frankfurtian

Origin of Frankfurtian

From Frankfurt + -ian.

Questions about Frankfurtian

What does Frankfurtian mean?
Frankfurtian means relating to the Frankfurt School of neo-Marxist interdisciplinary social theory, associated in part with the Institute for Social Research at the University of Frankfurt am Main.
What part of speech is Frankfurtian?
Frankfurtian is an adjective.

Words near Frankfurtian in the dictionary

  1. Frankfurt School
  2. Frankfurt-am-Main
  3. Frankfurt-an-der-Oder
  4. frankfurter
  5. frankfurters
  6. Frankfurtian
  7. frankfurts
  8. Frankhauser
  9. Frankhausers
  10. frankhawthorneite
  11. frankhearted

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