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Olsonian

Olsonian adjective: of or relating to Mancur Lloyd Olson Jr. (1932–1998), American economist and political scientist.

Adjective

Olsonian (comparative more Olsonian, superlative most Olsonian)

  1. Of or relating to Mancur Lloyd Olson Jr. (1932–1998), American economist and political scientist.

Noun

Olsonian (plural Olsonians)

  1. A follower of Olson's ideas.

Forms of Olsonian

Adjective
comparativemore Olsonian
superlativemost Olsonian
Noun
pluralOlsonians

Origin of Olsonian

From Olson + -ian.

Questions about Olsonian

What does Olsonian mean?
Olsonian means of or relating to Mancur Lloyd Olson Jr. (1932–1998), American economist and political scientist.
What part of speech is Olsonian?
Olsonian can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near Olsonian in the dictionary

  1. Olsen's alligators
  2. olshanskyite
  3. Olsher
  4. Olshers
  5. Olson
  6. Olsonian
  7. Olsonians
  8. OLSs
  9. Olsson
  10. Olssons
  11. Olst-Wijhe

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