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Gibbonian

UK/ɡɪˈbəʊ.ni.ən/US/ɡɪˈboʊ.ni.ən/

Gibbonian adjective: of or relating to Edward Gibbon (1737–1794), English historian.

Adjective

Gibbonian (comparative more Gibbonian, superlative most Gibbonian)

  1. Of or relating to Edward Gibbon (1737–1794), English historian.

Forms of Gibbonian

comparativemore Gibbonian
superlativemost Gibbonian

Origin of Gibbonian

From Gibbon + -ian.

Words that rhyme with Gibbonian

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Questions about Gibbonian

What does Gibbonian mean?
Gibbonian means of or relating to Edward Gibbon (1737–1794), English historian.
What part of speech is Gibbonian?
Gibbonian is an adjective.
How do you pronounce Gibbonian?
Gibbonian is pronounced /ɡɪˈbəʊ.ni.ən/ (UK).

Words near Gibbonian in the dictionary

  1. gibblets
  2. gibbon
  3. Gibbonesque
  4. Gibboney
  5. Gibboneys
  6. Gibbonian
  7. gibbons
  8. Gibbons-Hawking-York boundary term
  9. gibbose
  10. gibbosely
  11. gibbosities

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