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SPENGLER
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• SPENGLER (noun)
The noun SPENGLER has 1 sense:
1. German philosopher who argued that cultures grow and decay in cycles (1880-1936)
Familiarity information: SPENGLER used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
German philosopher who argued that cultures grow and decay in cycles (1880-1936)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Oswald Spengler; Spengler
Instance hypernyms:
philosopher (a specialist in philosophy)
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