absurdist

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English

Etymology

absurd +‎ -ist

Pronunciation

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Noun

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absurdist (plural absurdists)

  1. An advocate of absurdism, in particular a writer of absurd topics. [First attested in the mid 20th century.][1]

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Adjective

absurdist (not comparable)

  1. Of, or relating to absurdism. [First attested in the mid 20th century.][1]

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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Lesley Brown, editor-in-chief, William R. Trumble and Angus Stevenson, editors (2002), “absurdist”, in The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles, 5th edition, Oxford, New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 10.