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Sedgwickian

Sedgwickian adjective: of or relating to Adam Sedgwick (1785–1873), one of the founders of modern geology, who proposed the Devonian and Cambrian periods.

Adjective

Sedgwickian (comparative more Sedgwickian, superlative most Sedgwickian)

  1. Of or relating to Adam Sedgwick (1785–1873), one of the founders of modern geology, who proposed the Devonian and Cambrian periods.
  2. Of or relating to Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick (1950–2009), American writer on gender studies, queer theory, and critical theory.

Forms of Sedgwickian

comparativemore Sedgwickian
superlativemost Sedgwickian

Origin of Sedgwickian

From Sedgwick + -ian.

Questions about Sedgwickian

What does Sedgwickian mean?
Sedgwickian means of or relating to Adam Sedgwick (1785–1873), one of the founders of modern geology, who proposed the Devonian and Cambrian periods.
What part of speech is Sedgwickian?
Sedgwickian is an adjective.

Words near Sedgwickian in the dictionary

  1. Sedgley
  2. Sedgleys
  3. Sedgman
  4. Sedgwick
  5. Sedgwick County
  6. Sedgwickian
  7. sedgy
  8. sedigraphy
  9. sedile
  10. sediles
  11. sedilia

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