"Sirkian" meaning in English

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  "etymology_text": "From Sirk + -ian.",
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      "form": "more Sirkian",
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      "form": "most Sirkian",
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
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          "ref": "2023 April 9, Anthony Quinn, “Fassbinder: Thousands of Mirrors by Ian Penman – a freewheeling and insightful study of the film-maker’s allure”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:",
          "text": "Fear Eats the Soul is tender and beautiful, a Sirkian melodrama poignantly strung on the social prejudices of race, colour and age.",
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        "Of or relating to Douglas Sirk (1897–1987), German film director best known for his work in Hollywood melodramas of the 1950s."
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          "Hollywood",
          "Hollywood"
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          "melodrama",
          "melodrama"
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  "word": "Sirkian"
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  "etymology_text": "From Sirk + -ian.",
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    {
      "form": "most Sirkian",
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        "superlative"
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
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          "film director",
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          "Hollywood",
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          "melodrama",
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