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Pinkerian

Pinkerian adjective: of or relating to Steven Pinker (born 1954), Canadian-born experimental psychologist, cognitive scientist, and linguist, known for his advocacy of evolutionary psychology and the computational theory of mind.

Adjective

Pinkerian (comparative more Pinkerian, superlative most Pinkerian)

  1. Of or relating to Steven Pinker (born 1954), Canadian-born experimental psychologist, cognitive scientist, and linguist, known for his advocacy of evolutionary psychology and the computational theory of mind.

Forms of Pinkerian

comparativemore Pinkerian
superlativemost Pinkerian

Origin of Pinkerian

From Pinker + -ian.

Questions about Pinkerian

What does Pinkerian mean?
Pinkerian means of or relating to Steven Pinker (born 1954), Canadian-born experimental psychologist, cognitive scientist, and linguist, known for his advocacy of evolutionary psychology and the computational theory of mind.
What part of speech is Pinkerian?
Pinkerian is an adjective.

Words near Pinkerian in the dictionary

  1. pinken
  2. pinkened
  3. pinkening
  4. pinkens
  5. pinker
  6. Pinkerian
  7. Pinkerman
  8. Pinkermans
  9. pinkers
  10. Pinkerton
  11. Pinkerton syndrome

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