"theoryhead" meaning in All languages combined

See theoryhead on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: theoryheads [plural]
Etymology: From theory + -head. Etymology templates: {{suf|en|theory|head}} theory + -head Head templates: {{en-noun}} theoryhead (plural theoryheads)
  1. (informal) Someone who is very invested in the theory (underlying principles or methods) of a given topic. Tags: informal Categories (topical): People

Inflected forms

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        {
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            "Human",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
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        }
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        "Someone who is very invested in the theory (underlying principles or methods) of a given topic."
      ],
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          "invested",
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        "(informal) Someone who is very invested in the theory (underlying principles or methods) of a given topic."
      ],
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        "informal"
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    }
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      ],
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          "invested",
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        ]
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        "(informal) Someone who is very invested in the theory (underlying principles or methods) of a given topic."
      ],
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