Ossianic

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adjective

Of or pertaining to, or characteristic of, Ossian, a legendary Erse or Celtic bard.

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Ossianesque
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Meanings

adjectiveOssianic (comparative more Ossianic, superlative most Ossianic)

comparative more Ossianic · superlative most Ossianic

  1. Of or pertaining to, or characteristic of, Ossian, a legendary Erse or Celtic bard.

    [F]or what I saw, the compositions might be fairly classed as Ossianic.

    [1879], George Eliot [pseudonym; Mary Ann Evans], “[Impressions of Theophrastus Such.] A Man Surprised at His Originality.”, in Impressions of Theophrastus Such, Essays and Leaves from a Note-book, Edinburgh; London: William Blackwood and Sons, →OCLC, page 51

    Synonyms: Ossianesque

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveOf or pertaining to, or characteristic of, Ossian, a legendary Erse or Celtic bard.

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Ossianesque

Origin

From Ossian + -ic.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

assinico
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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