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Woodwardian

Woodwardian adjective: of or relating to John Woodward (naturalist) (1665–1728), English naturalist, antiquarian and geologist.

Adjective

Woodwardian (comparative more Woodwardian, superlative most Woodwardian)

  1. Of or relating to John Woodward (naturalist) (1665–1728), English naturalist, antiquarian and geologist.
    • the Woodwardian Museum
    • Woodwardian Professor of Geology

Forms of Woodwardian

comparativemore Woodwardian
superlativemost Woodwardian

Origin of Woodwardian

From Woodward + -ian.

Questions about Woodwardian

What does Woodwardian mean?
Woodwardian means of or relating to John Woodward (naturalist) (1665–1728), English naturalist, antiquarian and geologist.
What part of speech is Woodwardian?
Woodwardian is an adjective.

Words near Woodwardian in the dictionary

  1. Woodwalton
  2. woodward
  3. Woodward County
  4. Woodward-Hoffmann rules
  5. woodwardia
  6. Woodwardian
  7. woodwardias
  8. woodwardite
  9. woodwards
  10. woodwardship
  11. woodwardships

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