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JOHN LOCKE
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• JOHN LOCKE (noun)
The noun JOHN LOCKE has 1 sense:
1. English empiricist philosopher who believed that all knowledge is derived from sensory experience (1632-1704)
Familiarity information: JOHN LOCKE used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
English empiricist philosopher who believed that all knowledge is derived from sensory experience (1632-1704)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
John Locke; Locke
Instance hypernyms:
philosopher (a specialist in philosophy)
Context examples
Locke was the man, John Locke.
(Martin Eden, by Jack London)
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