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Ian
1[ ee-uhn, ee-ahn, ahy-uhn ]
-ian
2- a suffix with the same meaning and properties as -an, though -ian is now the more productive of the two suffixes in recent coinages, especially when the base noun ends in a consonant: Orwellian; Washingtonian .
-ian
suffix
- a variant of -an
Johnsonian
Etonian
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of Ian1
Example Sentences
By Ian Leslie Celadon Books: 448 pages, $32 If you buy books linked on our site, The Times may earn a commission from Bookshop.org, whose fees support independent bookstores.
We think we know everything, but author Ian Leslie proves otherwise.
His friend Ian Pollitt also described him as being "such a big character" and "loved by everyone".
In the Citibank case, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau alleged that a bank unit that issued store-branded credit cards for Home Depot, Best Buy and other retailers discriminated against applicants whose surnames ended with “ian” or “yan” — particularly those who lived in and near Glendale, suspecting they would be more likely to commit fraud.
"This means that the flies have a control mechanism that allows them to get all the benefits of alcohol consumption without risking alcohol intoxication," lead author Ian Keesey, of the University of Nebraska, said.
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