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VISCOUNT ST. ALBANS
• VISCOUNT ST. ALBANS (noun)
The noun VISCOUNT ST. ALBANS has 1 sense:
1. English statesman and philosopher; precursor of British empiricism; advocated inductive reasoning (1561-1626)
Familiarity information: VISCOUNT ST. ALBANS used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
English statesman and philosopher; precursor of British empiricism; advocated inductive reasoning (1561-1626)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
1st Baron Verulam; Bacon; Baron Verulam; Francis Bacon; Sir Francis Bacon; Viscount St. Albans
Instance hypernyms:
philosopher (a specialist in philosophy)
national leader; solon; statesman (a man who is a respected leader in national or international affairs)
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