English Explanatory Dictionary

Waltonian

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of or relating to Izaak Walton (c. 1594–1683), English writer and biographer, best known for The Compleat Angler, a celebration of the art and spirit of fishing in prose and verse.
name
  1. An age forming part of the Pliocene.

Pronunciation

/wɒlˈtəʊ.ni.ən/ /wɔːlˈ-/ /wɔlˈtoʊ.ni.ən/ /wɑlˈ-/

Word forms

Waltonian the Waltonian

Etymology

From Walton + -ian.

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