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Pynchonian

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

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /pɪnˈt͡ʃəʊ.ni.ən/
  • General-American: /pɪnˈt͡ʃoʊ.ni.ən/
  • rhymes with -əʊniən

1

adj

Meaning 1

Of or relating to Thomas Pynchon (b. 1937), American novelist.

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adj

Meaning 2

Densely convoluted, verbose and full of allusion.

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noun

Meaning 3

An admirer or scholar of the works of the American novelist Thomas Pynchon (b. 1937).

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History

Etymology

From Pynchon + -ian.