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Nelsonian en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • /nɛlˈsoʊ.ni.ən/ (General-American)
  • /nɛlˈsəʊ.ni.ən/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

From Nelson + -ian.

Meanings

  1. Of or relating to Horatio Nelson.
    • It ended as a fictional epic of a successful British naval officer, cast in the Nelsonian mold, who was born in obscurity on July 4, 1776, and who survived shot and shoal to live into an honored old age. 1999, Sanford V. Sternlicht, C. S. Forester and the Hornblower Saga, page 89:
  2. Pertaining to a place called Nelson

Forms

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more Nelsonian Degree=Cmp lexicographic
most Nelsonian Degree=Sup lexicographic

Deriveds

Nelsonian knowledge (Horatio Nelson)

Relateds

Nelsonesque

Nelsonian en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /nɛlˈsoʊ.ni.ən/ (General-American)
  • /nɛlˈsəʊ.ni.ən/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

From Nelson + -ian.

Meanings

  1. A denizen of a place called Nelson
  2. The Nelsonian, a one-man-band multi-instrument designed by Albert Nelson for multi-instrumentalists and one-man bands.

Forms

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Nelsonians Number=Plur lexicographic