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director | gilliamesque |

As a noun director

is one who directs; the person in charge of managing a department or directorate (eg, director of engineering''), project, or production (as in a show or film, eg, ''film director ).

As an adjective gilliamesque is

reminiscent of the works of (terry gilliam) (born 1940), american-born british animator and film director, characterised by surreal imaginative fantasy.

director

English

Alternative forms

* directour (obsolete)

Noun

(wikipedia director) (en noun)
  • One who directs; the person in charge of managing a department or directorate (e.g., director of engineering''), project, or production (as in a show or film, e.g., ''film director ).
  • A device that displays graphical information concerning the targets of a weapons system in real time.
  • (chemistry) The common axis of symmetry of the molecules of a liquid crystal.
  • Derived terms

    * director circle * director conic

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    gilliamesque

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Reminiscent of the works of (Terry Gilliam) (born 1940), American-born British animator and film director, characterised by surreal imaginative fantasy.
  • * 1991 , Richard LaGravenese, The Fisher king: the book of the film
  • Terry agreed because he felt it was a little far out and, as I was reminded, Terry wanted to stay clear of things that seemed too Gilliamesque .
  • * 1999 , I. Q. Hunter, British science fiction cinema
  • Brazil is quintessentially Gilliamesque , in blurring the distinction between real and dream-states, sane and mad, inside and outside...
    English eponyms