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Benthamic

Benthamic adjective: of or pertaining to Jeremy Bentham or Benthamism.

Adjective

Benthamic (comparative more Benthamic, superlative most Benthamic)

  1. Of or pertaining to Jeremy Bentham or Benthamism.
    • Benthamic law
    • Benthamic rule

Forms of Benthamic

comparativemore Benthamic
superlativemost Benthamic

Origin of Benthamic

From Bentham + -ic.

Questions about Benthamic

What does Benthamic mean?
Benthamic means of or pertaining to Jeremy Bentham or Benthamism.
What part of speech is Benthamic?
Benthamic is an adjective.

Words near Benthamic in the dictionary

  1. bentgrasses
  2. benth-
  3. benthal
  4. Bentham
  5. Benthamian
  6. Benthamic
  7. Benthamism
  8. Benthamist
  9. Benthamists
  10. Benthamite
  11. Benthamites

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