"correctthink" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Etymology: Compound of correct + think, modeled on goodthink from George Orwell’s Nineteen Eighty-Four. Etymology templates: {{af|en|correct|think}} correct + think Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} correctthink (uncountable)
  1. Synonym of goodthink Wikipedia link: George Orwell, Nineteen Eighty-Four Tags: uncountable Synonyms: goodthink [synonym, synonym-of], CorrectThink
    Sense id: en-correctthink-en-noun-kGJqNeKT Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Alternative forms

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