Etymology

Gilbertian

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Today it means: Pertaining to, or in the style of the dramatist and librettist W. S. Gilbert; ludicrously comic Full definition →

English Gilbert ← Old French Gislebert
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  1. Old FrenchGislebert
  2. EnglishGilbert
  3. English todayGilbertian

From Gilbert + -ian.

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