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Huxleyan
Hux·lei·an
/
ˈhʌks
li
ən, hʌksˈli
ən
/
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huhks
-lee-
uh
n, huhks-
lee
-
uh
n
]
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adjective
1.
of, pertaining to, or characteristic or suggestive of Aldous
Huxley
or his writings.
2.
of or pertaining to Thomas Henry
Huxley
, his biological work, or his writings.
Also,
Hux·ley·an.
Origin:
1885–90;
Huxley
+
-an
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huxleian
adjective
of or relating to Thomas Huxley [syn:
Huxleyan
]
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