"Gibsonesque" meaning in English

See Gibsonesque in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more Gibsonesque [comparative], most Gibsonesque [superlative]
Etymology: Gibson + -esque Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|Gibson|esque}} Gibson + -esque Head templates: {{en-adj}} Gibsonesque (comparative more Gibsonesque, superlative most Gibsonesque)
  1. (music) Reminiscent of the guitars made by the Gibson Guitar Corporation. Categories (topical): Music
    Sense id: en-Gibsonesque-en-adj-Fa~3dJjZ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -esque Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 62 38 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 69 31 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -esque: 68 32 Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
  2. (literature) Reminiscent of the works of William Gibson (born 1948), American-Canadian novelist and essayist who popularized the science fiction concept of cyberspace. Categories (topical): Literature
    Sense id: en-Gibsonesque-en-adj-3wcqdvye Topics: literature, media, publishing

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