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Mortonian

UK/mɔːˈtəʊ.ni.ən/US/mɔɹˈtoʊ.ni.ən/

adjective

Of or relating to Samuel George Morton (1799–1851), American physician and natural scientist.

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Meanings

adjectiveMortonian (not comparable)

not comparableOf or relating to Samuel George Morton (1799–1851), American physician and natural scientist.
This cranium is now in the Mortonian collection.
1863, Transactions of the Ethnological Society of London, page 220
not comparableOf or relating to John Maddison Morton (1811–1891), English playwright who specialised in one-act farces.

Origin

From Morton + -ian.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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