Frankfurtian

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adjective

Relating to the Frankfurt School of neo-Marxist interdisciplinary social theory, associated in part with the Institute for Social Research at the University of Frankfurt am Main.

Scrabble 22

Meanings

adjectiveFrankfurtian (comparative more Frankfurtian, superlative most Frankfurtian)

comparative more Frankfurtian · superlative most Frankfurtian

  1. Relating to the Frankfurt School of neo-Marxist interdisciplinary social theory, associated in part with the Institute for Social Research at the University of Frankfurt am Main.

    It's only when he dislikes the particular sensibility expressed in a show (like “Father Knows Best”) that Mr. Marc starts wielding that old Frankfurtian bludgeon.

    1989 April 30, Martha Bayles, “Taking Sitcoms Seriously”, in The New York Times, →ISSN

Origin

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Frankfurtian. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Frankfurtian

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Chicago

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