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Sternean

Sternean adjective: of or pertaining to Laurence Sterne (1713-1768), Irish-born English novelist.

Adjective

Sternean (comparative more Sternean, superlative most Sternean)

  1. Of or pertaining to Laurence Sterne (1713-1768), Irish-born English novelist.

Forms of Sternean

comparativemore Sternean
superlativemost Sternean

Origin of Sternean

From Sterne + -an.

Questions about Sternean

What does Sternean mean?
Sternean means of or pertaining to Laurence Sterne (1713-1768), Irish-born English novelist.
What part of speech is Sternean?
Sternean is an adjective.

Words near Sternean in the dictionary

  1. sterncastles
  2. Sterndale
  3. sterndrive
  4. sterndrives
  5. sterne
  6. Sternean
  7. sterneber
  8. sternebers
  9. sternebra
  10. sternebrae
  11. sternebral

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