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Havelockian

Havelockian adjective: of or relating to Eric Alfred Havelock (1903–1988), British classicist who claimed that all of Western thought is informed by a profound shift in the kinds of ideas available to the human mind at the point that Ancient Greek philosophy converted from an oral to a literate form.

Adjective

Havelockian (comparative more Havelockian, superlative most Havelockian)

  1. Of or relating to Eric Alfred Havelock (1903–1988), British classicist who claimed that all of Western thought is informed by a profound shift in the kinds of ideas available to the human mind at the point that Ancient Greek philosophy converted from an oral to a literate form.

Forms of Havelockian

comparativemore Havelockian
superlativemost Havelockian

Origin of Havelockian

From Havelock + -ian.

Questions about Havelockian

What does Havelockian mean?
Havelockian means of or relating to Eric Alfred Havelock (1903–1988), British classicist who claimed that all of Western thought is informed by a profound shift in the kinds of ideas available to the human mind at the point that Ancient Greek philosophy converted from an oral to a literate form.
What part of speech is Havelockian?
Havelockian is an adjective.

Words near Havelockian in the dictionary

  1. havelis
  2. Havelka
  3. Havelkas
  4. havelock
  5. Havelock North
  6. Havelockian
  7. havelocks
  8. Haveman
  9. Havemans
  10. haven
  11. haven't

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