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Pepysian

/ˈpiːpsi.ən/

Pepysian adjective: of or pertaining to Samuel Pepys (1633–1703), English naval administrator and Member of Parliament, famed for his diary kept during the time of the Great Plague of London and Great Fire of London.

Adjective

Pepysian (comparative more Pepysian, superlative most Pepysian)

  1. Of or pertaining to Samuel Pepys (1633–1703), English naval administrator and Member of Parliament, famed for his diary kept during the time of the Great Plague of London and Great Fire of London.
    • His memoir In the Sixties (2002) sets out the philosophy of the revolution, while recording its absurdities with a Pepysian eye.2010 March 20, James Campbell, “Barry Miles: 'I think of the 60s as a supermarket of ideas. We were looking for new ways to live'”, in The Guardian

Forms of Pepysian

comparativemore Pepysian
superlativemost Pepysian

Origin of Pepysian

From Pepys + -ian.

Questions about Pepysian

What does Pepysian mean?
Pepysian means of or pertaining to Samuel Pepys (1633–1703), English naval administrator and Member of Parliament, famed for his diary kept during the time of the Great Plague of London and Great Fire of London.
What part of speech is Pepysian?
Pepysian is an adjective.
How do you pronounce Pepysian?
Pepysian is pronounced /ˈpiːpsi.ən/.

Words near Pepysian in the dictionary

  1. peptotoxine
  2. peptotoxines
  3. peptotoxins
  4. Pepys
  5. Pepys Island
  6. Pepysian
  7. Peqin
  8. Pequannock
  9. Pequeno
  10. Pequenos
  11. pequi

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