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Pepysian
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English
2025 October 15
Etymology
From en Pepys ian.
Pronunciation
en /ˈpiːpsi.ən/
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Adjective
Of or pertaining to Samuel Pepys (1633–1703), English naval administrator and Member of Parliament, famed for his diary kept during the time of the Great Plague of London and Great Fire of London.
en Barry Miles: 'I think of the 60s as a supermarket of ideas. We were looking for new ways to live' 2010-03-20 James Campbell The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/books/2010/mar/20/barry-miles-sixties-indica-interview His memoir In the Sixties (2002) sets out the philosophy of the revolution, while recording its absurdities with a Pepysian eye. https://web.archive.org/web/20261017233706/https://www.theguardian.com/books/2010/mar/20/barry-miles-sixties-indica-interview 17 October 2026
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