Hugonian
Pronunciations (2)
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/hjuːˈɡəʊ.ni.ən/
Pronunciation notes
- Received-Pronunciation
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/hjuˈɡoʊ.ni.ən/
Pronunciation notes
- General-American
Noun
A native or resident of one of several places in the United States called Hugo, of which the most populous is Hugo, Minnesota.
Adjective
Native to, related to, or residing in a place called Hugo.
Related to, or reminiscent of the work of the French writer Victor Hugo.
- Examples
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More examples (1)
Perhaps it is that, as Dr. Polliott remarked of Captain Fitzchrome, he was at a very strict college, where a quotation or any other act showing overt acquaintance with Hugonian literature would have been visited with a severe penalty.
The wonderful Hugonian catalogue of names -- so effective in poetry, so superfluous in prose -- are capitally treated.
Word forms
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