Etymograph

English

Soulagean

Soulagean comes from French Soulages.

  1. Frenchc. 1600–presentSoulages
  2. Englishearliest quotation 2005Soulagean

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

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  1. Frenchc. 1600–presentSoulages
  2. Englishearliest quotation 2005Soulagean

Earliest quotation: 2005, Brooks Adams: “This recent flurry of Soulagean activity will be news…”

Formed from Soulages + -an

Every English word from French Soulages

Today it means

adj Of or pertaining to, characteristic of, associated with, or suggestive of French abstract painter Pierre Soulages (1919–2022), his works, or his authorship; especially of his use of the black color.

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Etymograph / French Soulages / Soulagean

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