Proustian

[ proo-stee-uhn ]

adjective
  1. of, relating to, or resembling Marcel Proust, his writings, or the middle-class and aristocratic worlds he described.

Origin of Proustian

1
First recorded in 1925–30; Proust + -ian

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British Dictionary definitions for Proustian

Proustian

/ (ˈpruːstɪən) /


adjective
  1. of or relating to Marcel Proust, his works, or his style

noun
  1. an admirer of Marcel Proust's works

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