Standard Lemma guide

Jacksonian

adj · name · noun · 8 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • US: /d͡ʒækˈsoʊn.i.ən/
  • rhymes with -əʊniən
  • CMU ARPABET: JH AE0 K S OW1 N IY0 AH0 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Of or relating to American singer Michael Jackson.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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2

adj

Meaning 2

Of or pertaining to the politics and policies of Andrew Jackson.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: US

Topics: government, politics

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3

adj

Meaning 3

Of or pertaining to Jacksonian seizures, characteristic of certain forms of epilepsy (after John Hughlings Jackson).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: medicine, pathology, sciences

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4

adj

Meaning 4

Alternative letter-case form of Jacksonian.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of

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5

name

Meaning 5

An age forming part of the Eocene.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: geography, geology, natural-sciences

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noun

Meaning 6

An adherent of Andrew Jackson's politics and policies, or one who admires Jackson as a historical figure.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: US

Topics: government, politics

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7

adjective

Meaning 7

of or pertaining to Andrew Jackson or his presidency or his concepts of popular democracy

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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8

noun

Meaning 8

a follower of Andrew Jackson or his ideas

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: follower

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English Jackson Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English Jacksonian From Jackson + -ian.

Real reading context

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