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Marxian

American  
[mahrk-see-uhn] / ˈmɑrk si ən /

adjective

  1. of or relating to Karl Marx or his theories.


Marxian British  
/ ˈmɑːksɪən /

adjective

  1. of or relating to Karl Marx and his theories

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Etymology

Origin of Marxian

First recorded in 1885–90; Marx + -ian

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So he found a better, Marxian term — one fit for Groucho, not Karl.

From New York Times Apr. 7, 2023

He lambasted the polymathic Bertrand Russell and Marxian philosopher Herbert Marcuse — darlings of liberal social activists — as “the Abbott and Costello of political philosophy.”

From Washington Post Jun. 21, 2022

Contrast the Hegelian and Marxian concepts of dialectic.

From Textbooks Jun. 15, 2022

I was influenced by Marxian thinking without becoming a Marxist, ever.

From The New Yorker Oct. 6, 2019

It was not, however, until the development of his Three Principles that the question of Marxian influence was raised.

From The Political Doctrines of Sun Yat-sen: An Exposition of the San Min Chu I by Paul Myron Anthony Linebarger

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