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Poundian

Poundian adjective: of or pertaining to Ezra Pound (1885–1972), American modernist poet involved in developing imagism.

Adjective

Poundian (comparative more Poundian, superlative most Poundian)

  1. Of or pertaining to Ezra Pound (1885–1972), American modernist poet involved in developing imagism.

Proper noun

the Poundian

  1. An age from 570 to 542 ± 0.3 million years ago, a subdivision of the Cambrian.

Forms of Poundian

comparativemore Poundian
superlativemost Poundian

Origin of Poundian

From Pound + -ian.

Questions about Poundian

What does Poundian mean?
Poundian means of or pertaining to Ezra Pound (1885–1972), American modernist poet involved in developing imagism.
What part of speech is Poundian?
Poundian can be an adjective or a proper noun.

Words near Poundian in the dictionary

  1. pounded the pavement
  2. pounded yam
  3. pounder
  4. pounders
  5. Poundesque
  6. Poundian
  7. poundies
  8. poundin'
  9. pounding
  10. pounding a beat
  11. pounding block

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