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Ian
1[ ee-uhn, ee-ahn, ahy-uhn ]
-ian
2- a suffix with the same meaning and properties as -an, though -ian is now the more productive of the two suffixes in recent coinages, especially when the base noun ends in a consonant: Orwellian; Washingtonian .
-ian
suffix
- a variant of -an
Johnsonian
Etonian
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Ian1
from Latin -iānus
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Example Sentences
Ian 'Diamond' White beat European champion and 29th seed Edhouse 3-1 and will face teenage star Littler in the next round.
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Ian Rankin has always enjoyed building small model boats but, after a cancer diagnosis, the 82-year-old set himself a new challenge.
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Ian is a keen sailor and used to keep a small model boat in the garden.
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After a passer-by told him that seeing it had made them feel happy, Ian was inspired to build a full-sized yacht.
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Ian says that local children often describe the yacht as "the boat in the sky", due to its high mast and elevated position on a hill in his back garden.
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