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necropolitical

necropolitical adjective: of or relating to necropolitics.

Adjective

necropolitical (comparative more necropolitical, superlative most necropolitical)

  1. Of or relating to necropolitics.
    • ...leas more golden as their linseed oil ages, even more autumnal, necropolitical, than prewar hopes...1973, Thomas Pynchon, Gravity's Rainbow, published 2006, →ISBN, page 59

Forms of necropolitical

comparativemore necropolitical
superlativemost necropolitical

Origin of necropolitical

From necro- + political.

Questions about necropolitical

What does necropolitical mean?
Necropolitical means of or relating to necropolitics.
What part of speech is necropolitical?
Necropolitical is an adjective.

Words near necropolitical in the dictionary

  1. necropoli
  2. necropolis
  3. necropolises
  4. necropolitan
  5. necropolitic
  6. necropolitical
  7. necropolitically
  8. necropolitics
  9. necropost
  10. necroposted
  11. necroposter

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