"sci.skeptic" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: sci.skeptics [plural]
Etymology: From sci.skeptic. Head templates: {{en-noun}} sci.skeptic (plural sci.skeptics)
  1. (Internet slang) A participant in the Usenet newsgroup sci.skeptic. Wikipedia link: sci.* hierarchy Tags: Internet Categories (topical): Atheism, Newsgroups, People

Inflected forms

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