Learning English Vocabulary

Adjectives from names

Jun 22, 2020
Learn about adjectives derived from famous names such as Freudian, Dickensian, and Orwellian. Delve into the origins of these adjectives and explore their meanings. Discuss the dystopian society in George Orwell's '1984' and the social conditions of poverty in Charles Dickens' novels. Discover adjectives derived from famous people's names like a Chachillion speech by Winston Churchill and a Freudian slip. Test your understanding with a quiz.
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