Dixonian
/dɪkˈsəʊ.ni.ən/ adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Pertaining to a traditional form of local policing, focused on officers walking the beat. UK, not-comparable
"This was as true in 1974 when Regan first appeared as it is to police dramas in the twenty-first century. Notwithstanding his abrasive, recusant stance, Regan still stood for many of the core Dixonian values championed twenty years earlier."
- 2 Of, relating to or formulated by Alfred Dixon. not-comparable
Example
More examples"This was as true in 1974 when Regan first appeared as it is to police dramas in the twenty-first century. Notwithstanding his abrasive, recusant stance, Regan still stood for many of the core Dixonian values championed twenty years earlier."
Etymology
Etymology 1
From Dixon + -ian. From the BBC drama series Dixon of Dock Green.
Etymology 2
From Alfred Dixon, English mathematician.