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1ST BARON VERULAM

• 1ST BARON VERULAM (noun)
The noun 1ST BARON VERULAM has 1 sense:

1. English statesman and philosopher; precursor of British empiricism; advocated inductive reasoning (1561-1626)

Familiarity information: 1ST BARON VERULAM used as a noun is very rare.

• 1ST BARON VERULAM (noun)

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Meaning:

English statesman and philosopher; precursor of British empiricism; advocated inductive reasoning (1561-1626)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

1st Baron Verulam; Baron Verulam; Francis Bacon; Sir Francis Bacon; Viscount St. Albans; Bacon

Instance hypernyms:

philosopher (a specialist in philosophy)

national leader; solon; statesman (a man who is a respected leader in national or international affairs)

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(Corsican proverb)

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