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Thoreauan

Thoreauan adjective: of or pertaining to Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862), American writer and philosopher, or his writings.

Adjective

Thoreauan (comparative more Thoreauan, superlative most Thoreauan)

  1. Of or pertaining to Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862), American writer and philosopher, or his writings.
    Synonyms:
    Thoreauvian

Synonyms of Thoreauan

Forms of Thoreauan

comparativemore Thoreauan
superlativemost Thoreauan

Origin of Thoreauan

From Thoreau + -an.

Questions about Thoreauan

What does Thoreauan mean?
Thoreauan means of or pertaining to Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862), American writer and philosopher, or his writings.
What part of speech is Thoreauan?
Thoreauan is an adjective.

Words near Thoreauan in the dictionary

  1. thorbastnasite
  2. Thorburn
  3. Thorburns
  4. Thoreau
  5. Thoreau-esque
  6. Thoreauan
  7. Thoreauesque
  8. thoreaulite
  9. Thoreauvian
  10. Thoren
  11. Thorens

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