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Proustian

[ proo-stee-uhn ]
/ ˈpru sti ən /
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adjective
of, relating to, or resembling Marcel Proust, his writings, or the middle-class and aristocratic worlds he described.
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Origin of Proustian

First recorded in 1925–30; Proust + -ian
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British Dictionary definitions for Proustian

Proustian
/ (ˈpruːstɪən) /

adjective
of or relating to Marcel Proust, his works, or his style
noun
an admirer of Marcel Proust's works
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