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Jespersenian

Jespersenian adjective: of or relating to Otto Jespersen (1860–1943), Danish linguist who specialized in the grammar of the English language.

Adjective

Jespersenian (comparative more Jespersenian, superlative most Jespersenian)

  1. Of or relating to Otto Jespersen (1860–1943), Danish linguist who specialized in the grammar of the English language.

Forms of Jespersenian

comparativemore Jespersenian
superlativemost Jespersenian

Origin of Jespersenian

From Jespersen + -ian.

Questions about Jespersenian

What does Jespersenian mean?
Jespersenian means of or relating to Otto Jespersen (1860–1943), Danish linguist who specialized in the grammar of the English language.
What part of speech is Jespersenian?
Jespersenian is an adjective.

Words near Jespersenian in the dictionary

  1. jesmonite
  2. Jesmyn
  3. Jesolo
  4. Jespersen
  5. Jespersen's cycle
  6. Jespersenian
  7. jess
  8. Jessa
  9. jessakeed
  10. jessakeeds
  11. Jessalyn

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