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Millerian

Millerian adjective: of or pertaining to William Hallowes Miller (1801-1880), British mineralogist, or his works, especially on crystallography.

Adjective

Millerian (comparative more Millerian, superlative most Millerian)

  1. Of or pertaining to William Hallowes Miller (1801-1880), British mineralogist, or his works, especially on crystallography.
  2. Of or pertaining to J. Hillis Miller (1928–2021), American deconstructionist literary critic.

Forms of Millerian

comparativemore Millerian
superlativemost Millerian

Origin of Millerian

From Miller + -ian.

Questions about Millerian

What does Millerian mean?
Millerian means of or pertaining to William Hallowes Miller (1801-1880), British mineralogist, or his works, especially on crystallography.
What part of speech is Millerian?
Millerian is an adjective.

Words near Millerian in the dictionary

  1. milleress
  2. milleresses
  3. millerettid
  4. millerettids
  5. Millerhill
  6. Millerian
  7. Millerism
  8. millerite
  9. millerites
  10. millerole
  11. milleroles

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