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Goethean

[gur-tuh, Ger. gœ-tuh]

Goe·the

[gur-tuh, Ger. gœ-tuh]
noun
Jo·hann Wolf·gang von [yoh-hahn vawlf-gahng fuhn] , 1749–1832, German poet, dramatist, novelist, and philosopher.
Goe·the·an, Goe·thi·an [gur-tee-uhn, gœ-] , adjective
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Goethean is always a great word to know.
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the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
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goethean

adjective
of or relating to or in the manner of Goethe 
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