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Hurstonian

UK/hɜːˈstəʊ.ni.ən/US/hɝˈstoʊ.ni.ən/

Hurstonian adjective: of or relating to Zora Neale Hurston (1891–1960), American folklorist, anthropologist, and author during the Harlem Renaissance.

Adjective

Hurstonian (comparative more Hurstonian, superlative most Hurstonian)

  1. Of or relating to Zora Neale Hurston (1891–1960), American folklorist, anthropologist, and author during the Harlem Renaissance.

Forms of Hurstonian

comparativemore Hurstonian
superlativemost Hurstonian

Origin of Hurstonian

From Hurston + -ian.

Words that rhyme with Hurstonian

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Questions about Hurstonian

What does Hurstonian mean?
Hurstonian means of or relating to Zora Neale Hurston (1891–1960), American folklorist, anthropologist, and author during the Harlem Renaissance.
What part of speech is Hurstonian?
Hurstonian is an adjective.
How do you pronounce Hurstonian?
Hurstonian is pronounced /hɜːˈstəʊ.ni.ən/ (UK).

Words near Hurstonian in the dictionary

  1. Hurst tool
  2. Hurstbourne Priors
  3. Hurstbourne Tarrant
  4. Hurstbridge
  5. Hurston
  6. Hurstonian
  7. Hurstons
  8. Hurstpierpoint
  9. Hurstpierpoint and Sayers Common
  10. hursts
  11. Hurstville

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