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Waltonian

adj · name · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /wɒlˈtəʊ.ni.ən/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /wɔːlˈ-/
  • General-American: /wɔlˈtoʊ.ni.ən/
  • General-American, cot-caught-merger: /wɑlˈ-/
  • rhymes with -əʊniən

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adj

Meaning 1

Of or relating to Izaak Walton (c. 1594–1683), English writer and biographer, best known for The Compleat Angler, a celebration of the art and spirit of fishing in prose and verse.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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Meaning relationships

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name

Meaning 2

An age forming part of the Pliocene.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: geography, geology, natural-sciences

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Meaning relationships

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History

Etymology

From Walton + -ian.