English Explanatory Dictionary

Burkean

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of or relating to Edmund Burke (1729–1797), Irish statesman, author, orator, political theorist and philosopher, remembered for his support of the cause of the American Revolutionaries, and for his later opposition to the French Revolution.
  2. Of or relating to Kenneth Burke (1897–1993), American writer and literary theorist who based his analyses on the nature of knowledge.

Pronunciation

/ˈbɜːkɪ.ən/ /ˈbɝki.ən/

Word forms

Burkean more Burkean most Burkean Burkian

Etymology

From Burke + -ean.

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