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Lawrentian¹

  • /lɒˈɹɛnʃən/ UK

Sounds like Laurencian, Laurentian

Where it comes from

From Lawrence + -ian. Piecewise doublet of Laurencian and Laurentian; compare also lawrencium.

adjective more Lawrentian · most Lawrentian

  1. Of or pertaining to the author T. E. Lawrence or his works or style of writing. Once in Paris, Idriss meets the unlikely aristocrat Sigisbert de Beaufond, who regales him with a desert drama of Lawrentian proportions.
  2. Of or pertaining to the author D. H. Lawrence or his works or style of writing. Head to the countryside, says Quickies, and have lots of sex in barns and stables that throb with Lawrentian promise.

Lawrentian²

Where it comes from

From Lawrence + -ian.

noun Lawrentians

  1. A person from or resident of Lawrence, Kansas.

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"Lawrentian." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/lawrentian. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Lawrentian. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/lawrentian

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"Lawrentian." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/lawrentian.

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@misc{lawrentian_2026,
  title = {Lawrentian},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/lawrentian},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}