Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hirstian

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: hirs-tian
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or relating to Paul Hirst (1946-2003), British sociologist and political theorist.

adj

Of or relating to Damien Hirst (born 1965), English artist.

Example Sentences

"But, secondly, such problems also affect any uncritical acceptance of a general Hirstian conception of the school curriculum as a set of relatively discrete disciplines—since it is clear from relatively recent educational history that this is not the only available curriculum conception."
"Wotton explicitly lampoons conceptual art, but implicitly it is a Hirstian vision of sex and decay which runs throughout the novel and which informs a series of moments where the flesh is emphasised."

Etymology

From Hirst + -ian.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: Hirst

Inflected Forms

more Hirstian (comparative) most Hirstian (superlative)

Questions

What does hirstian mean?: Of or relating to Paul Hirst (1946-2003), British sociologist and political theorist.
Where does hirstian come from?: From Hirst + -ian.

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