"Stephensonian" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more Stephensonian [comparative], most Stephensonian [superlative]
Etymology: Stephenson + -ian Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|Stephenson|ian}} Stephenson + -ian Head templates: {{en-adj}} Stephensonian (comparative more Stephensonian, superlative most Stephensonian)
  1. Of or relating to George Stephenson (1781–1848), English engineer who built the first public intercity railway line to use steam locomotives.
    Sense id: en-Stephensonian-en-adj-AhlTwUO~ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -ian Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 71 29 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 76 24 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ian: 81 19
  2. Of or relating to Neal Stephenson (born 1959), American writer of speculative fiction and cyberpunk novels.
    Sense id: en-Stephensonian-en-adj-FDzGYhyd

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