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noun
A fan of the author Jane Austen, especially one without a background in literary criticism.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: derogatory, usually
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
From Jane + -ite, coined by British critic and literary historian George Saintsbury in his introduction to Pride and Prejudice published in 1894 (see quotations at Janite).
