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foucauldian

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.33 in modern English

Syllables
fou-cauldian
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to the philosophy of Michel Foucault.

noun

A proponent of the philosophy of Michel Foucault.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Foucault + -ian, perhaps by contamination with the French surname Foucauld as borne by Charles de Foucauld.

Inflected Forms

more Foucauldian (comparative) most Foucauldian (superlative) Foucauldean (alternative) Foucaldian (alternative) Foucaultian (alternative) Foucauldians (plural)

Questions

What does foucauldian mean?
Of or pertaining to the philosophy of Michel Foucault.
Where does foucauldian come from?
From Foucault + -ian, perhaps by contamination with the French surname Foucauld as borne by Charles de Foucauld.

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