Crocean

adjective

Cro·​ce·​an

variants or less commonly Crocian

ˈkrōchēən

: of, having to do with, or suggesting Croce or his idealist philosophy of the spirit or his liberalism

Word History

Etymology

Benedetto Croce †1952 Italian philosopher & statesman + English -an

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