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Frankfurtian

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Etymology

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From Frankfurt +‎ -ian.

Adjective

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Frankfurtian (comparative more Frankfurtian, superlative most Frankfurtian)

  1. Relating to the Frankfurt School of neo-Marxist interdisciplinary social theory, associated in part with the Institute for Social Research at the University of Frankfurt am Main.
    • 1989 April 30, Martha Bayles, “Taking Sitcoms Seriously”, in The New York Times[1], →ISSN:
      It's only when he dislikes the particular sensibility expressed in a show (like “Father Knows Best”) that Mr. Marc starts wielding that old Frankfurtian bludgeon.