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Addisonian
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English
Alternative forms
en addisonian
Etymology
From en Addison ian.
Pronunciation
en /ˌædɪˈsəʊ.ni.ən/ RP
en /ˌædɪˈsoʊ.ni.ən/ GA
en əʊniən 5
Adjective
Of or relating to Joseph Addison (1672–1719), English writer and politician.
US 10 What goes down with them and with the public is a bit of sensational realism told in terse newspaper English. Literary English,—Addisonian English,—is a mistake.
Of or relating to en Addison's disease.
Addisonian crisis
Addisonian pernicious anaemia
Derived terms
en Addisonianism
Translations
relating to Addison's disease
Portuguese: pt addisoniano, pt addissoniano
Spanish: es addisoniano
en eponyms