macaulayan

macaulayan
\\məˈkȯlēən\ adjective
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: Thomas Babington Macaulay, 1st Baron Macaulay died 1859 English writer and statesman + English -an
: of, relating to, or resembling the English writer Macaulay

a Macaulayan style


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  • macaulayan — ma·cau·lay·an …   English syllables

  • Macaulay — Macaulayan, adj. Macaulayism, n. /meuh kaw lee/, n. 1. Dame Rose, c1885 1958, English poet and novelist. 2. Thomas Babington /bab ing teuhn/, 1st Baron, 1800 59, English historian, author, and statesman. * * * …   Universalium

  • macaulayism — ēˌizəm noun ( s) Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Thomas B. Macaulay + English ism : a Macaulayan style or turn of phrase …   Useful english dictionary

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