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Vernesque

Vernesque adjective: reminiscent of French novelist Jules Verne (1828–1905) or his works.

Adjective

Vernesque (comparative more Vernesque, superlative most Vernesque)

  1. Reminiscent of French novelist Jules Verne (1828–1905) or his works.
    • Director Fritz Lang and his scientific colleagues have made a vigorous Vernesque fantasy and used every resource of the camera in photographing it.1931 February 16, “The New Pictures: By Rocket to the Moon”, Cinema, in Time, volume 17, number 7, Chicago, Ill.: Time, Inc., page 21
    Synonyms:
    Jules Vernesque

Synonyms of Vernesque

  • Jules Vernesque

Forms of Vernesque

comparativemore Vernesque
superlativemost Vernesque

Origin of Vernesque

From Verne + -esque.

Questions about Vernesque

What does Vernesque mean?
Vernesque means reminiscent of French novelist Jules Verne (1828–1905) or his works.
What part of speech is Vernesque?
Vernesque is an adjective.

Words near Vernesque in the dictionary

  1. Verner-Morrison syndrome
  2. Vernerian
  3. Vernes
  4. verneshot
  5. verneshots
  6. Vernesque
  7. Vernet
  8. Vernet's syndrome
  9. Vernets
  10. Vernetta
  11. Verneuil

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