Definition of Elian
:of, relating to, or like the essayist Lamb or his writing
- that Elian technique
- —W. H. Gardner
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Elian
adjective
\
ˈēlēən
,
-lyən
;
sometimes ˈel-
,
which appears to have been the pronunciation used by Lamb
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Origin and Etymology of elian
Elia, pseudonym of Charles Lamb †1834 English essayist and critic + English -an
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