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  1. Boswellianadjective

    Of or pertaining to (1740–1795), Scottish lawyer and writer, best known for his biography of .

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  1. boswellian

    James Boswell, 9th Laird of Auchinleck (; 29 October 1740 (N.S.) – 19 May 1795), was a Scottish biographer, diarist, and lawyer, born in Edinburgh. He is best known for his biography of his friend and older contemporary the English writer Samuel Johnson, which is commonly said to be the greatest biography written in the English language. A great mass of Boswell's diaries, letters and private papers were recovered from the 1920s to the 1950s, and their ongoing publication by Yale University has transformed his reputation.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Boswellianadjective

    relating to, or characteristic of, Boswell, the biographer of Dr. Johnson

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Boswellian

    bos-wel′li-an, adj. after the manner of Boswell, the famous biographer of Samuel Johnson.—v.i. Bos′wellise, to write after the manner of Boswell—full of an absolute admiration for one's hero and interest in him descending to the smallest particulars.—n. Bos′wellism.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of boswellian in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of boswellian in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4


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