"Borgesian" meaning in English

See Borgesian in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more Borgesian [comparative], most Borgesian [superlative]
Etymology: From Borges + -ian. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|Borges|ian}} Borges + -ian Head templates: {{en-adj}} Borgesian (comparative more Borgesian, superlative most Borgesian)
  1. Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of Jorge Luis Borges or his writings. Translations (characteristic of Jorge Luis Borges): borgésien (French), borgien (French), borgesianisch (German), borgesiano (Spanish), borgeano (Spanish), borgiano (Spanish)
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