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Showalterian

Showalterian adjective: of or relating to Elaine Showalter (born 1941), American literary critic, feminist, and writer on cultural and social issues.

Adjective

Showalterian (comparative more Showalterian, superlative most Showalterian)

  1. Of or relating to Elaine Showalter (born 1941), American literary critic, feminist, and writer on cultural and social issues.

Forms of Showalterian

comparativemore Showalterian
superlativemost Showalterian

Origin of Showalterian

From Showalter + -ian.

Questions about Showalterian

What does Showalterian mean?
Showalterian means of or relating to Elaine Showalter (born 1941), American literary critic, feminist, and writer on cultural and social issues.
What part of speech is Showalterian?
Showalterian is an adjective.

Words near Showalterian in the dictionary

  1. showability
  2. showable
  3. showables
  4. showacene
  5. Showalter
  6. Showalterian
  7. Showalters
  8. showbag
  9. showbags
  10. showband
  11. showbands

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