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CARTESIAN

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A follower of Cartesian thought

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("Cartesian" is a kind of...):

follower (a person who accepts the leadership of another)

 II. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to Rene Descartes or his works

Example:

Cartesian linguistics

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

Descartes (French philosopher and mathematician; developed dualistic theory of mind and matter; introduced the use of coordinates to locate a point in two or three dimensions (1596-1650))

Derivation:

Descartes (French philosopher and mathematician; developed dualistic theory of mind and matter; introduced the use of coordinates to locate a point in two or three dimensions (1596-1650))

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