Paterian

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adjective

Of or relating to Walter Pater (1839–1894), English essayist, critic, and fiction writer, regarded as one of the great stylists.

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Meanings

adjectivePaterian (comparative more Paterian, superlative most Paterian)

comparative more Paterian · superlative most Paterian

  1. Of or relating to Walter Pater (1839–1894), English essayist, critic, and fiction writer, regarded as one of the great stylists.

Origin

From Pater + -ian.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

TarpeianantirapePatarineParetian
Cite this entry
APA

Paterian. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Paterian

MLA

“Paterian.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Paterian. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Paterian,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Paterian.

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