"Firbankian" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Forms: more Firbankian [comparative], most Firbankian [superlative]
Etymology: From Firbank + -ian. Etymology templates: {{af|en|Firbank|-ian}} Firbank + -ian Head templates: {{en-adj}} Firbankian (comparative more Firbankian, superlative most Firbankian)
  1. In the style of English novelist Ronald Firbank (1886–1926); high camp.
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