jamesian
IPA: dʒˈeɪmziʌn
Root Word: Jamesian
noun
- An adherent or proponent of Jamesian (in various senses) ideas.
adjective
- Of or relating to American writer Henry James (1843–1916), regarded as one of the key figures of 19th-century literary realism.
- Of or relating to English writer M. R. James (1862–1936), known for his original ghost stories.
- Of or relating to American philosopher, historian, and psychologist William James (1842–1910).
- Relating to or characteristic of American baseball writer (and founder of sabermetrics) Bill James (1949–).
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Examples of "jamesian" in Sentences
- The Jamesian Decade and the end of an era.
- The trope of the ghost has been deemed Jamesian.
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