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Nelsonian

UK/nɛlˈsəʊ.ni.ən/US/nɛlˈsoʊ.ni.ən/

Nelsonian adjective: of or relating to Horatio Nelson.

Adjective

Nelsonian (comparative more Nelsonian, superlative most Nelsonian)

  1. Of or relating to Horatio Nelson.
    • It ended as a fictional epic of a successful British naval officer, cast in the Nelsonian mold, who was born in obscurity on July 4, 1776, and who survived shot and shoal to live into an honored old age.1999, Sanford V. Sternlicht, C. S. Forester and the Hornblower Saga, page 89
  2. Pertaining to a place called Nelson

Noun

Nelsonian (plural Nelsonians)

  1. A denizen of a place called Nelson
  2. The Nelsonian, a one-man-band multi-instrument designed by Albert Nelson for multi-instrumentalists and one-man bands.

Forms of Nelsonian

Adjective
comparativemore Nelsonian
superlativemost Nelsonian
Noun
pluralNelsonians

Origin of Nelsonian

From Nelson + -ian.

Words formed from Nelsonian

Words that rhyme with Nelsonian

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Questions about Nelsonian

What does Nelsonian mean?
Nelsonian means of or relating to Horatio Nelson.
What part of speech is Nelsonian?
Nelsonian can be an adjective or a noun.
How do you pronounce Nelsonian?
Nelsonian is pronounced /nɛlˈsəʊ.ni.ən/ (UK).

Words near Nelsonian in the dictionary

  1. Nelson's oriole
  2. Nelson's sparrow
  3. Nelson's sparrows
  4. Nelson's syndrome
  5. Nelsonesque
  6. Nelsonian
  7. Nelsonian knowledge
  8. Nelsonians
  9. nelsonite
  10. nelsonites
  11. nelsons

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