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Swinburnian

Swinburnian adjective: of or relating to Algernon Charles Swinburne (1837–1909), English writer who dealt with controversial topics.

Adjective

Swinburnian (comparative more Swinburnian, superlative most Swinburnian)

  1. Of or relating to Algernon Charles Swinburne (1837–1909), English writer who dealt with controversial topics.
  2. Of or relating to Richard Swinburne (born 1934), British philosopher and influential proponent of arguments for the existence of God.

Forms of Swinburnian

comparativemore Swinburnian
superlativemost Swinburnian
alternative formSwinburnean

Origin of Swinburnian

From Swinburne + -ian.

Questions about Swinburnian

What does Swinburnian mean?
Swinburnian means of or relating to Algernon Charles Swinburne (1837–1909), English writer who dealt with controversial topics.
What part of speech is Swinburnian?
Swinburnian is an adjective.

Words near Swinburnian in the dictionary

  1. Swinburn
  2. Swinburne
  3. Swinburnean
  4. Swinburnes
  5. Swinburnesque
  6. Swinburnian
  7. Swinburns
  8. Swinchock
  9. swinck
  10. swincked
  11. swincking

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