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Audenesque

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adj

Meaning 1

Recalling the style of W. H. Auden (1907–1973), Anglo-American poet, whose work is characterized by stylistic and technical achievement, its engagement with moral and political issues, and the relationship between unique human beings and the anonymous, impersonal world of nature.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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adjective

Meaning 2

in the manner of W. H. Auden

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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History

Etymology

From Auden + -esque.