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Balzacian, a. and n.|bælˈzækɪən|
[f. the name of the French novelist H. de Balzac (1799–1850) + -ian.]
A. adj. Of or pertaining to or characteristic of Balzac or his style.
1874Geo. Eliot Let. 16 June (1956) VI. 57 The Balzacian view of Paris. 1892W. James Let. 11 Apr. (1920) I. 318 He is a real Balzackian figure—a regular porker, coarse, vulgar, vain, cunning, mendacious. 1927Observer 1 May 6 There might seem a Balzacian pathos about it. 1958Spectator 4 July 33/1 Balzacian characters set against a Boudin coast-scape.
B. n. An authority on or student of the writings of Balzac.
1905Daily Chron. 10 May 3/3 Mr. Helm is a discriminating Balzacian. 1923A. Huxley On Margin xviii. 131 Balzacians will remember the advertisements composed by Finot and the Illustrious Gaudissard. |