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declinarians

declinarians is the plural of declinarian.

Meaning of declinarian

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.

Questions about declinarians

What is declinarians the plural of?
Declinarians is the plural of declinarian.

Words near declinarians in the dictionary

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

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