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Tocquevillian

Tocquevillian adjective: of or pertaining to Alexis de Tocqueville, or characteristic of his democratic ideals.

Adjective

Tocquevillian (comparative more Tocquevillian, superlative most Tocquevillian)

  1. Of or pertaining to Alexis de Tocqueville, or characteristic of his democratic ideals.

Forms of Tocquevillian

comparativemore Tocquevillian
superlativemost Tocquevillian

Origin of Tocquevillian

From Tocqueville + -ian.

Questions about Tocquevillian

What does Tocquevillian mean?
Tocquevillian means of or pertaining to Alexis de Tocqueville, or characteristic of his democratic ideals.
What part of speech is Tocquevillian?
Tocquevillian is an adjective.

Words near Tocquevillian in the dictionary

  1. tocotrienol
  2. tocotrienols
  3. TOCP
  4. Tocqueville
  5. Tocqueville effect
  6. Tocquevillian
  7. Tocra
  8. tocrack
  9. tocracked
  10. tocracking
  11. tocracks

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