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Lessingian

Lessingian adjective: of or relating to Gotthold Ephraim Lessing (1729–1781), German writer, philosopher, dramatist, publicist and art critic of the Enlightenment era.

Adjective

Lessingian (comparative more Lessingian, superlative most Lessingian)

  1. Of or relating to Gotthold Ephraim Lessing (1729–1781), German writer, philosopher, dramatist, publicist and art critic of the Enlightenment era.

Forms of Lessingian

comparativemore Lessingian
superlativemost Lessingian

Origin of Lessingian

From Lessing + -ian.

Questions about Lessingian

What does Lessingian mean?
Lessingian means of or relating to Gotthold Ephraim Lessing (1729–1781), German writer, philosopher, dramatist, publicist and art critic of the Enlightenment era.
What part of speech is Lessingian?
Lessingian is an adjective.

Words near Lessingian in the dictionary

  1. lessies
  2. Lessig
  3. Lessigs
  4. lessing
  5. Lessingham
  6. Lessingian
  7. Lessings
  8. Lessley
  9. Lessleys
  10. Lessman
  11. Lessmans

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