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WITTGENSTEIN
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• WITTGENSTEIN (noun)
The noun WITTGENSTEIN has 1 sense:
1. British philosopher born in Austria; a major influence on logic and logical positivism (1889-1951)
Familiarity information: WITTGENSTEIN used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
British philosopher born in Austria; a major influence on logic and logical positivism (1889-1951)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Ludwig Josef Johan Wittgenstein; Ludwig Wittgenstein; Wittgenstein
Instance hypernyms:
philosopher (a specialist in philosophy)
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