Addisonian en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˌædɪˈsoʊ.ni.ən/ (General-American)
- /ˌædɪˈsəʊ.ni.ən/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
From Addison + -ian.
Meanings
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Of or relating to Joseph Addison (1672–1719), English writer and politician.
What goes down with them and with the public is a bit of sensational realism told in terse newspaper English. Literary English,—Addisonian English,—is a mistake.
1895, Marie Corelli, The Sorrows of Satan: or The Strange Experience of One Geoffrey Tempest, Millionaire […], 1st American edition, New York, N.Y.: J[oshua] B[allinger] Lippincott Company, published 1896, →OCLC, page 10:
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Of or relating to Addison's disease.
Addisonian pernicious anaemia
Addisonian crisis
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more Addisonian | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| addisonian | alternative | lexicographic | |
| most Addisonian | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Translations (3)
es addisoniano (relating to Addison's disease) · pt addissoniano (relating to Addison's disease) · pt addisoniano (relating to Addison's disease)