| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| Bunyanesque |
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| SYLLABICATION: | Bun·yan·esque |
| PRONUNCIATION: | b n y -n sk |
| ADJECTIVE: | 1. Of, relating to, or suggestive of the allegorical writings of John Bunyan. 2a. Of, relating to, or suggestive of the legend of Paul Bunyan. b. Of astonishingly large size: Bunyanesque waves . . . crunched homes and municipal piers into little more than kindling wood (Time).
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