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Ollendorffian

adj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˌɒl.ənˈdɔː.fi.ən/
  • General-American: /ˌɑ.lənˈdɔɹ.fi.ən/
  • rhymes with -ɔːfiən

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adj

Meaning 1

Of or pertaining to Heinrich Gottfried Ollendorff, a German grammarian and language educator, whose method of learning foreign languages came into vogue from the 1840s.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • The Ollendorffian system for learning German was very popular two centuries ago.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Ollendorff + -ian.