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Salingerian

Salingerian adjective: of or pertaining to J. D. Salinger (1919-2010), American writer on themes of alienation and outsiderness.

Adjective

Salingerian (comparative more Salingerian, superlative most Salingerian)

  1. Of or pertaining to J. D. Salinger (1919-2010), American writer on themes of alienation and outsiderness.

Forms of Salingerian

comparativemore Salingerian
superlativemost Salingerian

Origin of Salingerian

From Salinger + -ian.

Questions about Salingerian

What does Salingerian mean?
Salingerian means of or pertaining to J. D. Salinger (1919-2010), American writer on themes of alienation and outsiderness.
What part of speech is Salingerian?
Salingerian is an adjective.

Words near Salingerian in the dictionary

  1. salineness
  2. salines
  3. Saling
  4. Salinger
  5. Salingeresque
  6. Salingerian
  7. Salingers
  8. Salings
  9. saliniferous
  10. salinification
  11. salinified

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