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Goethean

Goethean adjective: of or relating to Johann Wolfgang Goethe, a German writer and thinker.

Adjective

Goethean (not comparable)

  1. Of or relating to Johann Wolfgang Goethe, a German writer and thinker.

Origin of Goethean

From Goethe + -an.

Questions about Goethean

What does Goethean mean?
Goethean means of or relating to Johann Wolfgang Goethe, a German writer and thinker.
What part of speech is Goethean?
Goethean is an adjective.

Words near Goethean in the dictionary

  1. goesouta
  2. goest
  3. Goetae
  4. goeth
  5. Goethe
  6. Goethean
  7. Goethesque
  8. Goethian
  9. goethite
  10. goethites
  11. goetic

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