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Udolphan

Udolphan adjective: of or relating to The Mysteries of Udolpho (1794), a Gothic novel by Ann Radcliffe.

Adjective

Udolphan (comparative more Udolphan, superlative most Udolphan)

  1. (rare) Of or relating to The Mysteries of Udolpho (1794), a Gothic novel by Ann Radcliffe.
    • After her Udolphan experience Emily says, "I am lately come from a place of wonders; but unluckily, since I left it, I have heard almost all of them explained" (491).1991, English Studies in Canada, page 96
    • Like the typical Udolphan landscape wherein morals are tried and in which natural laws seem to collapse, the retreat proves to be the place where Louise is tested most severely […]2009, Gerry Turcotte, Peripheral Fear: Transformations of the Gothic in Canadian and Australian Fiction

Forms of Udolphan

comparativemore Udolphan
superlativemost Udolphan

Origin of Udolphan

From Udolpho + -an.

Questions about Udolphan

What does Udolphan mean?
Udolphan means of or relating to The Mysteries of Udolpho (1794), a Gothic novel by Ann Radcliffe.
What part of speech is Udolphan?
Udolphan is an adjective.

Words near Udolphan in the dictionary

  1. Udod
  2. Udolf
  3. udoll
  4. udolls
  5. Udolph
  6. Udolphan
  7. Udolpho
  8. Udolphoish
  9. udometer
  10. udometers
  11. udometric

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