"Zerzanian" meaning in English

See Zerzanian in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more Zerzanian [comparative], most Zerzanian [superlative]
Etymology: Zerzan + -ian Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|Zerzan|ian}} Zerzan + -ian Head templates: {{en-adj}} Zerzanian (comparative more Zerzanian, superlative most Zerzanian)
  1. Of or relating to John Zerzan (born 1943), American anarchist and primitivist philosopher and author whose works criticize agricultural civilization as inherently oppressive and advocate a way of life inspired by hunter-gatherers.

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