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CARTESIAN
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A follower of Cartesian thought
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Cartesian" is a kind of...):
follower (a person who accepts the leadership of another)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of or relating to Rene Descartes or his works
Example:
Cartesian linguistics
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
Descartes (French philosopher and mathematician; developed dualistic theory of mind and matter; introduced the use of coordinates to locate a point in two or three dimensions (1596-1650))
Derivation:
Descartes (French philosopher and mathematician; developed dualistic theory of mind and matter; introduced the use of coordinates to locate a point in two or three dimensions (1596-1650))
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