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Littréan

/lɪtˈɹeɪən/

Littréan adjective: of or relating to Émile Littré (1801–1881), French philosopher and lexicographer best known for his Dictionnaire de la langue française.

Adjective

Littréan

  1. Of or relating to Émile Littré (1801–1881), French philosopher and lexicographer best known for his Dictionnaire de la langue française.
    • Perhaps we shall find, or our successors will find, that there has been side by side with much hindrance traceable to the Littréan school a considerable amount of preparatory work done by it.1892, Richard Congreve, Essays, pages 392–393
    • Perrin’s synthesis of Enlightenment scientism, Littréan aesthetics, revolutionary camaraderie, all tinged by the Marxian hope of liberation from Entfremdung, could not be more than a secular religion based on science.1985, Harry W. Paul, From Knowledge to Power, page 352

Origin of Littréan

From French Littré + English -an.

Words that rhyme with Littréan

Questions about Littréan

What does Littréan mean?
Littréan means of or relating to Émile Littré (1801–1881), French philosopher and lexicographer best known for his Dictionnaire de la langue française.
What part of speech is Littréan?
Littréan is an adjective.
How do you pronounce Littréan?
Littréan is pronounced /lɪtˈɹeɪən/.

Words near Littréan in the dictionary

  1. Littrow
  2. Littrow mirror
  3. Littrow prism
  4. Littrow projection
  5. Littrow spectrograph
  6. Littréan
  7. Litts
  8. litty
  9. litty bitty
  10. litty-bitty
  11. littérateur

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