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McCloskeyan

McCloskeyan adjective: of or pertaining to Deidre McCloskey (1942-present), American economist at the University of Illinois at Chicago.

Adjective

McCloskeyan (comparative more McCloskeyan, superlative most McCloskeyan)

  1. Of or pertaining to Deidre McCloskey (1942-present), American economist at the University of Illinois at Chicago.

Forms of McCloskeyan

comparativemore McCloskeyan
superlativemost McCloskeyan
alternative formMcCloskeyian

Origin of McCloskeyan

From McCloskey + -an.

Questions about McCloskeyan

What does McCloskeyan mean?
McCloskeyan means of or pertaining to Deidre McCloskey (1942-present), American economist at the University of Illinois at Chicago.
What part of speech is McCloskeyan?
McCloskeyan is an adjective.

Words near McCloskeyan in the dictionary

  1. McClish
  2. McClishes
  3. McClory
  4. McClorys
  5. McCloskey
  6. McCloskeyan
  7. McCloskeyian
  8. McCloskeyite
  9. McCloskeyites
  10. McCloskeys
  11. McCloud

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