Betjemanesque

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English

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Etymology

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Betjeman +‎ -esque

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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Betjemanesque (comparative more Betjemanesque, superlative most Betjemanesque)

  1. Resembling the works of John Betjeman (1906-1984), English poet and broadcaster.
    • 1961 August, “New reading on railways: British Steam Railways”, in Trains Illustrated, page vii:
      Other opinions, as on the smartness of well-maintained black engine liveries, are as sound as they are well stated, and justice is done to some Betjemanesque aspects of railway Victoriana.