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Gernsbackian

Gernsbackian adjective: of or relating to Hugo Gernsback (born Hugo Gernsbacher; 1884–1967), Luxembourgish-American inventor, writer, editor, and magazine publisher.

Adjective

Gernsbackian (comparative more Gernsbackian, superlative most Gernsbackian)

  1. Of or relating to Hugo Gernsback (born Hugo Gernsbacher; 1884–1967), Luxembourgish-American inventor, writer, editor, and magazine publisher.

Forms of Gernsbackian

comparativemore Gernsbackian
superlativemost Gernsbackian

Origin of Gernsbackian

From German Gernsback + -ian.

Questions about Gernsbackian

What does Gernsbackian mean?
Gernsbackian means of or relating to Hugo Gernsback (born Hugo Gernsbacher; 1884–1967), Luxembourgish-American inventor, writer, editor, and magazine publisher.
What part of speech is Gernsbackian?
Gernsbackian is an adjective.

Words near Gernsbackian in the dictionary

  1. Gerners
  2. Gernert
  3. Gernerts
  4. gerning
  5. gerns
  6. Gernsbackian
  7. Gernsheim
  8. Gero
  9. gero-
  10. gerocomia
  11. gerocomy

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