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Petersonian

adj · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˌpiːtəˈsəʊ.ni.ən/
  • General-American: /ˌpitɚˈsoʊ.ni.ən/
  • rhymes with -əʊniən

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adj

Meaning 1

Of or relating to Oscar Peterson (1925–2007), Canadian jazz pianist and composer.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music

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adj

Meaning 2

Of or relating to Peter G. Peterson (1926–2018), American investment banker who served as US Secretary of Commerce from 1972 to 1973.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: economics, sciences

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adj

Meaning 3

Of or relating to Jordan Peterson (born 1962), Canadian clinical psychologist, social critic, and internet personality.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • 2016 November 26, @PorphyCoon, “It's just a bad, ideological religion (in the Petersonian sense), not the old Christendom.”, in Twitter, archived from the original on 21 February 2022, retrieved 21 February 2022.

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History

Etymology

From Peterson + -ian.