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WILLIAM OF OCKHAM

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Overview

WILLIAM OF OCKHAM (noun)
  The noun WILLIAM OF OCKHAM has 1 sense:

1. English scholastic philosopher and assumed author of Occam's Razor (1285-1349)play

  Familiarity information: WILLIAM OF OCKHAM used as a noun is very rare.


English dictionary: Word details


WILLIAM OF OCKHAM (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

English scholastic philosopher and assumed author of Occam's Razor (1285-1349)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Occam; Ockham; William of Occam; William of Ockham

Instance hypernyms:

philosopher (a specialist in philosophy)


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