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Longinian

Longinian adjective: of or relating to the ancient writer Longinus or On the Sublime, his classic work on aesthetics and the effects of good writing.

Adjective

Longinian (comparative more Longinian, superlative most Longinian)

  1. Of or relating to the ancient writer Longinus or On the Sublime, his classic work on aesthetics and the effects of good writing.

Forms of Longinian

comparativemore Longinian
superlativemost Longinian

Questions about Longinian

What does Longinian mean?
Longinian means of or relating to the ancient writer Longinus or On the Sublime, his classic work on aesthetics and the effects of good writing.
What part of speech is Longinian?
Longinian is an adjective.

Words near Longinian in the dictionary

  1. longing-mark
  2. longing-marks
  3. longingly
  4. longingness
  5. longings
  6. Longinian
  7. Longino
  8. Longinos
  9. longinquity
  10. longintudinally
  11. longipalatal

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