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barthesian

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
barthe-sian
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or relating to Roland Barthes (1915–1980), French literary theorist, philosopher, linguist, critic, and semiotician who influenced the development of schools of theory including structuralism, semiotics, social theory, anthropology and poststructuralism.

noun

A proponent of the theories of Roland Barthes.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Calque of French barthésien or Barthes + -ian.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more Barthesian (comparative) most Barthesian (superlative) Barthesians (plural)

Questions

What does barthesian mean?
Of or relating to Roland Barthes (1915–1980), French literary theorist, philosopher, linguist, critic, and semiotician who influenced the development of schools of theory including structuralism, semiotics, social theory, anthropology and poststructuralism.
Where does barthesian come from?
Calque of French barthésien or Barthes + -ian.

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