marxian
/ˈmɑɹk.si.ən/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.30 in modern English
16
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Of, pertaining to, or influenced by the 19th-century philosopher Karl Marx and his political and economic theories; now often distinguished from Marxist by the nuance that one does not necessarily adhere to Marxism itself.
adj
Of, relating to, or characteristic of the Marx Brothers or their films.
noun
A Marxist.
Example Sentences
- "Even assuming, however, that for economic reasons capitalism cannot last indefinitely, it would still not follow that it must be replaced by Marxian socialism."
- "But to use game theory in a Marxian setting requires more that simply adopting the tools and methods of non-cooperative game theory, root and branch."
- "Hannan turned from the piano and said, winking at the others: "Mac thinks a Marxian is somebody who went to St Mark's school.""
Etymology
Etymology tree English Marx Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English Marxian From Marx + -ian.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈmɑɹk.si.ən/
- British English: /ˈmɑːk.si.ən/