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adj
Of, pertaining to, or created by the American author Vernor Vinge.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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adj
Reminiscent of the themes and situations most commonly portrayed in Vinge's writings, most commonly artificial intelligence and superintelligence
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History
Vinge + -an (suffix forming adjectives or nouns meaning ‘belonging to, relating to, or like’).
