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krustyburger 55 days ago | parent | context | favorite | on: How many of the 170k English words do you know?

Kafkaesque doesn’t originate directly from fiction like your other examples any more than a word like Dickensian does.

triceratops 55 days ago [–]

Well it does and it doesn't. It wouldn't be a word if Franz Kafka hadn't written any fiction. Same for Dickensian.

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