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Wolfian

Wolfian adjective: of or relating to Friedrich August Wolf (1759–1824), German classicist regarded as the founder of modern philology.

Adjective

Wolfian (comparative more Wolfian, superlative most Wolfian)

  1. Of or relating to Friedrich August Wolf (1759–1824), German classicist regarded as the founder of modern philology.

Forms of Wolfian

comparativemore Wolfian
superlativemost Wolfian

Origin of Wolfian

From Wolf + -ian.

Questions about Wolfian

What does Wolfian mean?
Wolfian means of or relating to Friedrich August Wolf (1759–1824), German classicist regarded as the founder of modern philology.
What part of speech is Wolfian?
Wolfian is an adjective.

Words near Wolfian in the dictionary

  1. wolfhood
  2. wolfhound
  3. wolfhounds
  4. wolfhunter
  5. wolfhunters
  6. Wolfian
  7. wolfie
  8. wolfier
  9. wolfies
  10. wolfiest
  11. wolfiness

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