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Paterian

Paterian adjective: of or relating to Walter Pater (1839–1894), English essayist, critic, and fiction writer, regarded as one of the great stylists.

Adjective

Paterian (comparative more Paterian, superlative most Paterian)

  1. Of or relating to Walter Pater (1839–1894), English essayist, critic, and fiction writer, regarded as one of the great stylists.

Forms of Paterian

comparativemore Paterian
superlativemost Paterian

Origin of Paterian

From Pater + -ian.

Questions about Paterian

What does Paterian mean?
Paterian means of or relating to Walter Pater (1839–1894), English essayist, critic, and fiction writer, regarded as one of the great stylists.
What part of speech is Paterian?
Paterian is an adjective.

Words near Paterian in the dictionary

  1. patereros
  2. paterfamilial
  3. paterfamiliar
  4. paterfamilias
  5. paterfamiliases
  6. Paterian
  7. pateriform
  8. paternal
  9. paternal aunt
  10. paternal aunts
  11. paternal cousin

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