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Ossianic

Ossianic adjective: of or pertaining to, or characteristic of, Ossian, a legendary Erse or Celtic bard.

Adjective

Ossianic (comparative more Ossianic, superlative most Ossianic)

  1. Of or pertaining to, or characteristic of, Ossian, a legendary Erse or Celtic bard.
    • [F]or what I saw, the compositions might be fairly classed as Ossianic.[1879], George Eliot [pseudonym; Mary Ann Evans], “[Impressions of Theophrastus Such.] A Man Surprised at His Originality.”, in Impressions of Theophrastus Such, Essays and Leaves from a Note-book...
    Synonyms:
    Ossianesque

Synonyms of Ossianic

Forms of Ossianic

comparativemore Ossianic
superlativemost Ossianic

Origin of Ossianic

From Ossian + -ic.

Questions about Ossianic

What does Ossianic mean?
Ossianic means of or pertaining to, or characteristic of, Ossian, a legendary Erse or Celtic bard.
What part of speech is Ossianic?
Ossianic is an adjective.

Words near Ossianic in the dictionary

  1. Ossewabrandwag
  2. ossi-
  3. ossia
  4. Ossian
  5. Ossianesque
  6. Ossianic
  7. Ossianism
  8. Ossianize
  9. Ossianized
  10. Ossianizes
  11. Ossianizing

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