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Heinleinian

Heinleinian adjective: of or pertaining to Robert A. Heinlein (1907–1988), American science fiction writer, or to his works; characteristic of the writing of Robert A. Heinlein.

Adjective

Heinleinian (comparative more Heinleinian, superlative most Heinleinian)

  1. Of or pertaining to Robert A. Heinlein (1907–1988), American science fiction writer, or to his works; characteristic of the writing of Robert A. Heinlein.

Forms of Heinleinian

comparativemore Heinleinian
superlativemost Heinleinian

Origin of Heinleinian

From Heinlein + -ian.

Questions about Heinleinian

What does Heinleinian mean?
Heinleinian means of or pertaining to Robert A. Heinlein (1907–1988), American science fiction writer, or to his works; characteristic of the writing of Robert A. Heinlein.
What part of speech is Heinleinian?
Heinleinian is an adjective.

Words near Heinleinian in the dictionary

  1. heinie
  2. heinies
  3. Heinle
  4. Heinlein
  5. Heinleinesque
  6. Heinleinian
  7. Heinleins
  8. Heinles
  9. Heino
  10. Heinola
  11. Heinold

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