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Melvillian

Melvillian is the alternative spelling of Melvillean.

Meaning of Melvillean

Adjective

Melvillean (comparative more Melvillean, superlative most Melvillean)

  1. Associated with the Scottish education reformer Andrew Melville (1545–1622).
    • the Melvillean reforms of the 16th century
  2. In a manner reminiscent of the writings of Herman Melville (1819–1891), especially the character Captain Ahab in Moby-Dick.
    • He had a Melvillean obsession.

See all 4 meanings of Melvillean

Forms of Melvillian

Adjective
comparativemore Melvillian
superlativemost Melvillian
Noun
pluralMelvillians

Origin of Melvillian

From Melville + -ian.

Questions about Melvillian

What is Melvillian the alternative spelling of?
Melvillian is the alternative spelling of Melvillean.

Words near Melvillian in the dictionary

  1. Melville
  2. Melville Forest
  3. Melvillean
  4. Melvilleans
  5. Melvilles
  6. Melvillian
  7. Melvillians
  8. melvin
  9. Melvin Village
  10. melvins
  11. Melvoin

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Melvillian (page history and authors); Melvillean (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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