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zombie theories

zombie theories is the plural of zombie theory.

Meaning of zombie theory

Noun

zombie theory (plural zombie theories)

  1. A scientific theory that has been disproved, or for which attempts to prove it have failed, but which continues to be presented as a viable theory.
    • The best example of a zombie theory is the one-time giant of American sociological theory, structural functionalism.2016, George Ritzer, The Wiley-Blackwell Companion to Sociology, page 105

Questions about zombie theories

What is zombie theories the plural of?
Zombie theories is the plural of zombie theory.

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