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Polanyian

Polanyian adjective: of or relating to Michael Polanyi (1891–1976), Hungarian polymath who made important theoretical contributions to physical chemistry, economics, and philosophy.

Adjective

Polanyian (comparative more Polanyian, superlative most Polanyian)

  1. Of or relating to Michael Polanyi (1891–1976), Hungarian polymath who made important theoretical contributions to physical chemistry, economics, and philosophy.
  2. Of or relating to Karl Polanyi (1886–1964), Hungarian economist who wrote The Great Transformation.

Forms of Polanyian

comparativemore Polanyian
superlativemost Polanyian

Origin of Polanyian

From Hungarian Polanyi + -an.

Questions about Polanyian

What does Polanyian mean?
Polanyian means of or relating to Michael Polanyi (1891–1976), Hungarian polymath who made important theoretical contributions to physical chemistry, economics, and philosophy.
What part of speech is Polanyian?
Polanyian is an adjective.

Words near Polanyian in the dictionary

  1. Polanski
  2. Polanskian
  3. Polanskis
  4. Polansky
  5. Polanskys
  6. Polanyian
  7. polao
  8. polaoo
  9. polaoos
  10. polaos
  11. polar

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