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Marxian en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • /ˈmɑɹk.si.ən/ (General-American)
  • /ˈmɑːk.ʃən/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ˈmɑɹk.ʃən/ (General-American)
  • /ˈmɑːk.si.ən/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

Etymology tree English Marx Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English Marxian From Marx + -ian.

Meanings

  1. Of, pertaining to, or influenced by the 19th-century philosopher Karl Marx and his political and economic theories; now often distinguished from Marxist by the nuance that one does not necessarily adhere to Marxism itself.
    • But to use game theory in a Marxian setting requires more that simply adopting the tools and methods of non-cooperative game theory, root and branch. 2005, Bruce Philp, Reduction, Rationality and Game Theory in Marxian Economics, page 3:
    • Even assuming, however, that for economic reasons capitalism cannot last indefinitely, it would still not follow that it must be replaced by Marxian socialism. 1978 [1976], Leszek Kołakowski, translated by P[aul] S[teven] Falla, Main Currents of Marxism, volume I: The Founders, Oxford: Clarendon Press, translation of Główne nurty marksizmu: powstanie (in Polish), →ISBN, →OCLC, page 374:
  2. Of, relating to, or characteristic of the Marx Brothers or their films.

Forms

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more Marxian Degree=Cmp lexicographic
most Marxian Degree=Sup lexicographic

Deriveds

Marxian unemployment

Translations (12)

fr marxien (of or pertaining to Karl Marx and his ideas) · is marxískur (of or pertaining to Karl Marx and his ideas) · es marxiano (of or pertaining to Karl Marx and his ideas) · fr marxiste (of or pertaining to Karl Marx and his ideas) · de marxsch (of or pertaining to Karl Marx and his ideas) · de Marx'sch (of or pertaining to Karl Marx and his ideas) · el μαρξικός (of or pertaining to Karl Marx and his ideas) · fi marxilainen (of or pertaining to Karl Marx and his ideas) · pt marxiano (of or pertaining to Karl Marx and his ideas) · hu marxi (of or pertaining to Karl Marx and his ideas) · it marxiano (of or pertaining to Karl Marx and his ideas) · cmn 馬克思學的 /马克思学的 (of or pertaining to Karl Marx and his ideas)

Marxian en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈmɑɹk.si.ən/ (General-American)
  • /ˈmɑːk.ʃən/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ˈmɑɹk.ʃən/ (General-American)
  • /ˈmɑːk.si.ən/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

Etymology tree English Marx Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English Marxian From Marx + -ian.

Meanings

  1. A Marxist.
    • Hannan turned from the piano and said, winking at the others: "Mac thinks a Marxian is somebody who went to St Mark's school." 1934, F[rancis] Scott Fitzgerald, chapter V, in Malcolm Cowley, editor, Tender is the Night […], New York, N.Y.: Charles Scribner’s Sons, published 1951, →OCLC, book IV (Escape: 1925–1929), page 215:

Forms

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Marxians Number=Plur lexicographic