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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024-arian /-ˈeɪriən/USA pronunciation suffix. - -arian is attached to some nouns and adjectives that end in -ary to form personal nouns: library + -arian → librarian;
seminary + -arian → seminarian;
veterinary + -arian → veterinarian. - -arian is also attached to some roots to form nouns with the meaning "a person who supports, calls for, or practices the principles of (the root noun)'': authority + -arian → authoritarian (= one who believes in central authority);
totality + -arian → totalitarian (= one who believes in total governmental rule).
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024Ar•i•an (âr′ē ən, ar′-),USA pronunciation adj. - of or pertaining to Arius or Arianism.
n. - an adherent of Arianism.
- Late Latin Ariānus of, pertaining to Arius; see -an
- 1525–35
- Aryan.
-arian, - a suffix forming personal nouns corresponding to Latin adjectives ending in -ārius or English adjectives or nouns ending in -ary (librarian;
proletarian;
Rotarian;
seminarian;
sexagenarian;
veterinarian);
subsequently productive in English with other Latinate stems, forming nouns denoting a person who supports, advocates, or practices a doctrine, theory, or set of principles associated with the base word:authoritarian; totalitarian;vegetarian.
- Latin -āri(us) or -ary + -an
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024Ar•y•an (âr′ē ən, âr′yən, ar′-),USA pronunciation n. - Language Varieties, Archaeology[Ethnol.]a member or descendant of the prehistoric people who spoke Indo-European.
- Government(in Nazi doctrine) a non-Jewish Caucasian, esp. of Nordic stock.
- Language Varieties(formerly) Indo-European.
- Language Varieties(formerly) Indo-Iranian.
adj. - Language Varietiesof or pertaining to an Aryan or the Aryans.
- Language Varieties(formerly) Indo-European.
- Language Varieties(formerly) Indo-Iranian.
Also, Arian. - Sanskrit ārya of high rank (adjective, adjectival), aristocrat (noun, nominal) + -an
- 1785–95
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: Arian /ˈɛərɪən/ adj - of, relating to, or characterizing Arius or Arianism
n - an adherent of Arianism
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: -arian suffix forming nouns - indicating a person or thing that advocates, believes, or is associated with something: vegetarian, millenarian, librarian
Etymology: from Latin -ārius -ary + -an Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: Aryan, Arian /ˈɛərɪən/ n - (in Nazi ideology) a Caucasian of non-Jewish descent, esp of the Nordic type
- a member of any of the peoples supposedly descended from the Indo-Europeans, esp a speaker of an Iranian or Indic language in ancient times
adj - of, relating to, or characteristic of an Aryan or Aryans
adj , n - archaic Indo-European
Etymology: 19th Century: from Sanskrit ārya of noble birth |