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Tomlinsonian

UK/ˌtɒm.lɪnˈsəʊ.ni.ən/US/ˌtɑm.lɪnˈsoʊ.ni.ən/

Tomlinsonian adjective: of or relating to a figure with the surname Tomlinson, especially the eponymous protagonist of Rudyard Kipling's poem "Tomlinson".

Adjective

Tomlinsonian (not comparable)

  1. Of or relating to a figure with the surname Tomlinson, especially the eponymous protagonist of Rudyard Kipling's poem "Tomlinson".
    • He is as Lucifer would be were that proud spirit banished to a society of soulless, Tomlinsonian ghosts.1904, Jack London, chapter 10, in The Sea-Wolf (Macmillan’s Standard Library), New York, N.Y.: Grosset & Dunlap, →OCLC

Origin of Tomlinsonian

From Tomlinson + -ian.

Words that rhyme with Tomlinsonian

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Questions about Tomlinsonian

What does Tomlinsonian mean?
Tomlinsonian means of or relating to a figure with the surname Tomlinson, especially the eponymous protagonist of Rudyard Kipling's poem "Tomlinson".
What part of speech is Tomlinsonian?
Tomlinsonian is an adjective.
How do you pronounce Tomlinsonian?
Tomlinsonian is pronounced /ˌtɒm.lɪnˈsəʊ.ni.ən/ (UK).

Words near Tomlinsonian in the dictionary

  1. Tomline
  2. tomling
  3. tomlings
  4. Tomlins
  5. Tomlinson
  6. Tomlinsonian
  7. Tomme
  8. tommed
  9. Tommie
  10. tommied
  11. tommies

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