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Mapplethorpian

Mapplethorpian adjective: of or relating to Robert Mapplethorpe (1946–1989), American photographer known for controversial images of the homosexual male BDSM subculture of New York City.

Adjective

Mapplethorpian (comparative more Mapplethorpian, superlative most Mapplethorpian)

  1. Of or relating to Robert Mapplethorpe (1946–1989), American photographer known for controversial images of the homosexual male BDSM subculture of New York City.

Forms of Mapplethorpian

comparativemore Mapplethorpian
superlativemost Mapplethorpian
alternative formMapplethorpean

Origin of Mapplethorpian

From Mapplethorpe + -ian.

Questions about Mapplethorpian

What does Mapplethorpian mean?
Mapplethorpian means of or relating to Robert Mapplethorpe (1946–1989), American photographer known for controversial images of the homosexual male BDSM subculture of New York City.
What part of speech is Mapplethorpian?
Mapplethorpian is an adjective.

Words near Mapplethorpian in the dictionary

  1. mappists
  2. Mapplebeck
  3. Mapplebecks
  4. Mapplethorpe
  5. Mapplethorpean
  6. Mapplethorpian
  7. Mappleton
  8. Mapps
  9. Mappses
  10. mapracorat
  11. mapreading

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