"Frankfurtian" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more Frankfurtian [comparative], most Frankfurtian [superlative]
Etymology: From Frankfurt + -ian. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|Frankfurt|ian}} Frankfurt + -ian Head templates: {{en-adj}} Frankfurtian (comparative more Frankfurtian, superlative most Frankfurtian)
  1. Relating to the Frankfurt School of neo-Marxist interdisciplinary social theory, associated in part with the Institute for Social Research at the University of Frankfurt am Main.
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