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Balzacian
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English
Etymology
en :af Balzac -ian + 1
Pronunciation
en /balˈzakɪ.ən/ RP
en /bɔlˈzæki.ən/ /bælˈzæki.ən/ GA
Adjective
Of or pertaining to the French novelist Honoré de Balzac (1799–1850) or his writings.
Realist or realistic, particularly capturing small details of everyday objects.
Translations
of or pertaining to Honoré de Balzac or his writings
Czech: cs balzakovský, cs balzacovský, cs Balzacův, cs Balzakův
Danish: da balzaciansk, da balzacsk
Finnish: fi balzacilainen
French: fr balzacien
German: de balzacisch
Greek: el μπαλζακικός
Italian: it balzachiano, it balzacchiano
Polish: pl balzakowski
Portuguese: pt balzaquiano
Russian: ru бальза́ковский
Slovak: sk balzakovský, sk balzacovský
Swedish: sv balzaciansk
Ukrainian: uk бальзаківський
Noun
A follower of Balzac, or an author who writes in his style.
Translations
follower of Honoré de Balzac
Finnish: fi balzacilainen
Italian: it balzachiano m, it balzachiana f, it balzacchiano m, it balzacchiana f
Polish: pl balzakista m
Portuguese: pt balzaquiano m, pt balzaquiana f
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