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Plumian

Plumian adjective: of or relating to Thomas Plume, Archdeacon of Rochester, or the academic professorship of astronomy and experimental philosophy that he founded at the University of Cambridge in 1704.

Adjective

Plumian (not comparable)

  1. Of or relating to Thomas Plume, Archdeacon of Rochester, or the academic professorship of astronomy and experimental philosophy that he founded at the University of Cambridge in 1704.

Origin of Plumian

From Plume + -ian.

Questions about Plumian

What does Plumian mean?
Plumian means of or relating to Thomas Plume, Archdeacon of Rochester, or the academic professorship of astronomy and experimental philosophy that he founded at the University of Cambridge in 1704.
What part of speech is Plumian?
Plumian is an adjective.

Words near Plumian in the dictionary

  1. plumest
  2. plumetail
  3. plumeth
  4. plumetty
  5. plumeté
  6. Plumian
  7. plumicorn
  8. plumicorns
  9. Plumier
  10. plumiform
  11. plumiformly

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