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Rilkean

Rilkean adjective: of or pertaining to Rainer Maria Rilke (1875–1926), Austrian poet regarded as a transitional figure between the traditional and modernist poets.

Adjective

Rilkean (comparative more Rilkean, superlative most Rilkean)

  1. Of or pertaining to Rainer Maria Rilke (1875–1926), Austrian poet regarded as a transitional figure between the traditional and modernist poets.

Forms of Rilkean

comparativemore Rilkean
superlativemost Rilkean

Origin of Rilkean

From Rilke + -an.

Questions about Rilkean

What does Rilkean mean?
Rilkean means of or pertaining to Rainer Maria Rilke (1875–1926), Austrian poet regarded as a transitional figure between the traditional and modernist poets.
What part of speech is Rilkean?
Rilkean is an adjective.

Words near Rilkean in the dictionary

  1. rilievo
  2. rilievos
  3. riling
  4. riling up
  5. Rilke
  6. Rilkean
  7. Rilkeana
  8. rill
  9. rill erosion
  10. Rilla
  11. rille

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