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declinarian

declinarian noun: a supporter of Charles Babbage's Reflections on the Decline of Science and some of its Causes (1830), a paper criticizing the failure of government to support scientific research.

Noun

declinarian (plural declinarians)

  1. (derogatory, historical) A supporter of Charles Babbage's Reflections on the Decline of Science and some of its Causes (1830), a paper criticizing the failure of government to support scientific research.

Forms of declinarian

pluraldeclinarians

Origin of declinarian

From decline + -arian.

Questions about declinarian

What does declinarian mean?
Declinarian means a supporter of Charles Babbage's Reflections on the Decline of Science and some of its Causes (1830), a paper criticizing the failure of government to support scientific research.
What part of speech is declinarian?
Declinarian is a noun.
What is the plural of declinarian?
The plural of declinarian is declinarians.

Words near declinarian in the dictionary

  1. declimbs
  2. declinability
  3. declinable
  4. declinal
  5. declinals
  6. declinarian
  7. declinarians
  8. declinate
  9. declinated
  10. declinately
  11. declinates

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