English Explanatory Dictionary

Barnesian

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of or relating to William Barnes (1801–1886), English polymath who wrote numerous poems, some in Dorset dialect, and advocated against borrowing foreign words into English.

Word forms

Barnesian more Barnesian most Barnesian

Etymology

From Barnes + -ian.

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