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Maussian

Maussian adjective: of or relating to Marcel Mauss (1872–1950), French sociologist, whose work traversed the boundaries between sociology and anthropology.

Adjective

Maussian (comparative more Maussian, superlative most Maussian)

  1. Of or relating to Marcel Mauss (1872–1950), French sociologist, whose work traversed the boundaries between sociology and anthropology.

Forms of Maussian

comparativemore Maussian
superlativemost Maussian

Origin of Maussian

From Mauss + -ian.

Questions about Maussian

What does Maussian mean?
Maussian means of or relating to Marcel Mauss (1872–1950), French sociologist, whose work traversed the boundaries between sociology and anthropology.
What part of speech is Maussian?
Maussian is an adjective.

Words near Maussian in the dictionary

  1. mausolæa
  2. mausolæan
  3. mausolæum
  4. mausolæums
  5. Mauss
  6. Maussian
  7. Maust
  8. Mauston
  9. Mausts
  10. Mauswagon
  11. mauther

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