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Owenian

Owenian adjective: of or relating to Robert Owen (1771–1858), Welsh social reformer and one of the founders of utopian socialism and the cooperative movement.

Adjective

Owenian (comparative more Owenian, superlative most Owenian)

  1. Of or relating to Robert Owen (1771–1858), Welsh social reformer and one of the founders of utopian socialism and the cooperative movement.
  2. Of or relating to Richard Owen (20 July 1804 – 18 December 1892), English biologist, comparative anatomist and palaeontologist.

Forms of Owenian

comparativemore Owenian
superlativemost Owenian

Origin of Owenian

From Owen + -ian.

Questions about Owenian

What does Owenian mean?
Owenian means of or relating to Robert Owen (1771–1858), Welsh social reformer and one of the founders of utopian socialism and the cooperative movement.
What part of speech is Owenian?
Owenian is an adjective.

Words near Owenian in the dictionary

  1. Owenbys
  2. owendaw
  3. oweness
  4. owenettid
  5. owenettids
  6. Owenian
  7. oweniid
  8. oweniids
  9. Owenism
  10. Owenist
  11. Owenite

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