chautauquan

chautauquan
\\-wən\ adjective
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: in sense 1, from chautauqua + -an; in sense 2, from Chautauqua lake + English -an
1. sometimes capitalized : of or relating to a chautauqua or chautauquas
2. : of or relating to a subdivision of the No. American Devonian — see geologic time table

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Chautauquan /shə-tökˈwən/ adjective
Relating to a system of instruction for adults by home reading and study under guidance, evolved from the Chautauqua (New York State) Literary and Scientific Circle, organized in 1878
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