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From Melanchthon + -ian.
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Today it means: Of or relating to Philip Melanchthon (born Philipp Schwartzerdt; 1497–1560), German Lutheran reformer. Full definition →
From Melanchthon + -ian.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.