Gibbonianadj.

/ɡɪˈbəʊnɪən/

Etymology: < the name Gibbon (see definition) + -ian suffix.

Relating to or resembling the style or opinions of the historian Edward Gibbon (1737–94).

ΚΠ

1794 Crit. Rev. 11 60 That sneering infidelity, which after times, perhaps, will distinguish by the epithet of Gibbonian.

1892 A. Birrell Res Judicatæ 46 Is it not sometimes a relief to exchange the quips and cranks of some of our modern writers..for the stately roll of the Gibbonian sentence?

1939 A. Toynbee Study of Hist. IV. 149 Great Britain..could congratulate herself, in Gibbonian language, upon having survived..a fluctuation in the Balance of Power.

1970 Daily Tel. 6 Aug. 6/2 [J. G.] Frazer's Gibbonian style [in The Golden Bough]..does not make for exactly easy reading.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online March 2018).

单词	gibbonian
释义	Gibbonianadj. /ɡɪˈbəʊnɪən/ Etymology: < the name Gibbon (see definition) + -ian suffix. Relating to or resembling the style or opinions of the historian Edward Gibbon (1737–94). ΚΠ 1794 Crit. Rev. 11 60 That sneering infidelity, which after times, perhaps, will distinguish by the epithet of Gibbonian. 1892 A. Birrell Res Judicatæ 46 Is it not sometimes a relief to exchange the quips and cranks of some of our modern writers..for the stately roll of the Gibbonian sentence? 1939 A. Toynbee Study of Hist. IV. 149 Great Britain..could congratulate herself, in Gibbonian language, upon having survived..a fluctuation in the Balance of Power. 1970 Daily Tel. 6 Aug. 6/2 [J. G.] Frazer's Gibbonian style [in The Golden Bough]..does not make for exactly easy reading. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online March 2018). < adj.1794
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