Pattersonian

== English == === Etymology === From Patterson +‎ -ian. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌpætəˈsəʊ.ni.ən/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˌpætɚˈsoʊ.ni.ən/ Rhymes: -əʊniən === Adjective === Pattersonian (comparative more Pattersonian, superlative most Pattersonian) Of or relating to Orlando Patterson (born 1940), Jamaican-American historian and sociologist known for work on the history of race and slavery in the United States and Jamaica.