"Lessingian" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more Lessingian [comparative], most Lessingian [superlative]
Etymology: Lessing + -ian Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|Lessing|ian}} Lessing + -ian Head templates: {{en-adj}} Lessingian (comparative more Lessingian, superlative most Lessingian)
  1. Of or relating to Gotthold Ephraim Lessing (1729–1781), German writer, philosopher, dramatist, publicist and art critic of the Enlightenment era.

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