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Jaynesian

Jaynesian adjective: of or pertaining to Julian Jaynes (1920–1997), American psychologist who argued that ancient peoples were not conscious.

Adjective

Jaynesian (comparative more Jaynesian, superlative most Jaynesian)

  1. Of or pertaining to Julian Jaynes (1920–1997), American psychologist who argued that ancient peoples were not conscious.

Forms of Jaynesian

comparativemore Jaynesian
superlativemost Jaynesian

Origin of Jaynesian

From Jaynes + -ian.

Questions about Jaynesian

What does Jaynesian mean?
Jaynesian means of or pertaining to Julian Jaynes (1920–1997), American psychologist who argued that ancient peoples were not conscious.
What part of speech is Jaynesian?
Jaynesian is an adjective.

Words near Jaynesian in the dictionary

  1. Jaymes
  2. Jaymey
  3. Jayna
  4. Jayne
  5. Jaynes
  6. Jaynesian
  7. Jayo
  8. Jayoncé
  9. jaypie
  10. jaypies
  11. jayran

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