Ligeian

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adjective

Of or relating to Edgar Allan Poe's short story Ligeia (1838) or its title character, a woman who overcomes death by manifesting herself in her husband's second wife.

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Meanings

adjectiveLigeian (comparative more Ligeian, superlative most Ligeian)

comparative more Ligeian · superlative most Ligeian

  1. Of or relating to Edgar Allan Poe's short story Ligeia (1838) or its title character, a woman who overcomes death by manifesting herself in her husband's second wife.

Origin

From Ligeia + -an.

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APA

Ligeian. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ligeian

MLA

“Ligeian.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ligeian. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Ligeian,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ligeian.

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