quevediano

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Spanish

Etymology

From Quevedo +‎ -iano.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kebeˈdjano/
  • Rhymes: -ano
  • Syllabification: que‧ve‧dia‧no

Adjective

quevediano (feminine quevediana, masculine plural quevedianos, feminine plural quevedianas)

  1. (relational) of the style of Francisco de Quevedo (1580-1645) (a Spanish poet); Quevedo's
    • 2015 September 24, “Homenaje tardío a Rafael Chirbes”, in El País:
      Con una riqueza de lenguaje y un bagaje cultural muy infrecuente en nuestros predios brinda al lector el desfile de unos personajes que son un reflejo de ese “ayer se fue, mañana no ha llegado” quevediano, que es el paso del tiempo de silencio al de destrucción de Luis Martín Santos, en una sucesión de capítulos que mantienen en vilo al lector.
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