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neo-positivist

neo-positivist is the alternative spelling of neopositivist.

Meaning of neopositivist

Adjective

neopositivist (comparative more neopositivist, superlative most neopositivist)

  1. Of or relating to neopositivism.
    • Written by accretion rather than from a single author's interpretation Wikipedia has a neo-positivist mania for facts that devalues interpretation in depth, yet in matching Friedrich's review against Nabokov it also shows that it is far from neutral.2012 March 16, Edward Tenner, “Why Wikipedia's Fans Shouldn't Gloat”, in The Atlantic

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Forms of neo-positivist

Adjective
comparativemore neo-positivist
superlativemost neo-positivist
Noun
pluralneo-positivists

Questions about neo-positivist

What is neo-positivist the alternative spelling of?
Neo-positivist is the alternative spelling of neopositivist.

Words near neo-positivist in the dictionary

  1. Neo-Platonic
  2. Neo-Platonism
  3. Neo-Platonist
  4. Neo-Platonists
  5. neo-populism
  6. neo-positivist
  7. neo-positivists
  8. neo-proletariat
  9. neo-pronoun
  10. neo-pronouns
  11. Neo-Punic

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