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Hartean

Hartean adjective: of or relating to Bret Harte (1836–1902), American short-story writer and poet, best known for stories about miners, gamblers, and other romantic figures of the California Gold Rush.

Adjective

Hartean (comparative more Hartean, superlative most Hartean)

  1. Of or relating to Bret Harte (1836–1902), American short-story writer and poet, best known for stories about miners, gamblers, and other romantic figures of the California Gold Rush.

Forms of Hartean

comparativemore Hartean
superlativemost Hartean

Origin of Hartean

From Harte + -an.

Questions about Hartean

What does Hartean mean?
Hartean means of or relating to Bret Harte (1836–1902), American short-story writer and poet, best known for stories about miners, gamblers, and other romantic figures of the California Gold Rush.
What part of speech is Hartean?
Hartean is an adjective.

Words near Hartean in the dictionary

  1. hartbeests
  2. Hartburn
  3. Hartcher
  4. Hartcliffe
  5. Harte
  6. Hartean
  7. hartebeest
  8. hartebeesten
  9. hartebeests
  10. Hartel
  11. Hartels

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