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Jacobsian

Jacobsian adjective: of or relating to Jane Jacobs (1916-2006), American-Canadian writer and activist.

Adjective

Jacobsian (comparative more Jacobsian, superlative most Jacobsian)

  1. Of or relating to Jane Jacobs (1916-2006), American-Canadian writer and activist.

Forms of Jacobsian

comparativemore Jacobsian
superlativemost Jacobsian

Origin of Jacobsian

From Jacobs + -ian.

Questions about Jacobsian

What does Jacobsian mean?
Jacobsian means of or relating to Jane Jacobs (1916-2006), American-Canadian writer and activist.
What part of speech is Jacobsian?
Jacobsian is an adjective.

Words near Jacobsian in the dictionary

  1. Jacobs bogies
  2. Jacobs River
  3. Jacobs syndrome
  4. Jacobsen
  5. Jacobsen syndrome
  6. Jacobsian
  7. jacobsite
  8. jacobsites
  9. Jacobson
  10. Jacobson nerve
  11. Jacobson nerves

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