What does "sassoonian" mean?

Of or relating to Siegfried Sassoon (1886–1967), English poet, author, and soldier whose works described the horrors of World War I and satirized the patriotism of those who did not have to fight.

Sassoonian

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Of or relating to Siegfried Sassoon (1886–1967), English poet, author, and soldier whose works described the horrors of World War I and satirized the patriotism of those who did not have to fight.

Etymology

From Sassoon + -ian.

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