"declinarian" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: declinarians [plural]
Etymology: decline + -arian Etymology templates: {{suf|en|decline|arian}} decline + -arian Head templates: {{en-noun}} declinarian (plural declinarians)
  1. (historical, derogatory) A supporter of Charles Babbage's Reflections on the Decline of Science and some of its Causes (1830), a paper criticizing the failure of government to support scientific research. Tags: derogatory, historical
    Sense id: en-declinarian-en-noun-83DfHbtU Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -arian

Inflected forms

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