Silversteinian

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adjective

Of or relating to Michael Silverstein (born 1945), theoretician of semiotics and linguistic anthropology.

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Meanings

adjectiveSilversteinian (comparative more Silversteinian, superlative most Silversteinian)

comparative more Silversteinian · superlative most Silversteinian

  1. Of or relating to Michael Silverstein (born 1945), theoretician of semiotics and linguistic anthropology.

    The application of these Peircian and Silversteinian paradoxes to law builds upon the views of Kevelson and other analysts of Anglo-American jurisprudence […]

    2008, Justin B. Richland, Arguing with Tradition: The Language of Law in Hopi Tribal Court

Origin

From Silverstein + -ian.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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