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Menckenian

Menckenian adjective: of or pertaining to Henry Louis "H. L." Mencken (1880–1956), influential American writer and critic.

Adjective

Menckenian (comparative more Menckenian, superlative most Menckenian)

  1. Of or pertaining to Henry Louis "H. L." Mencken (1880–1956), influential American writer and critic.

Forms of Menckenian

comparativemore Menckenian
superlativemost Menckenian

Origin of Menckenian

From Mencken + -ian.

Questions about Menckenian

What does Menckenian mean?
Menckenian means of or pertaining to Henry Louis "H. L." Mencken (1880–1956), influential American writer and critic.
What part of speech is Menckenian?
Menckenian is an adjective.

Words near Menckenian in the dictionary

  1. Mencius
  2. Mencke
  3. Mencken
  4. Menckenese
  5. Menckenesque
  6. Menckenian
  7. Menckenism
  8. Menckenisms
  9. Menckes
  10. mend
  11. mend fences

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