Ayer

[ air ]

noun
  1. Sir A(lfred) J(ules), 1910–1989, English philosopher, teacher, and author.

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  • In the year 1682 the district of Ayer Aji threw off its dependence on Indrapura.

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  • I tried many remedies, but until I began taking Ayer's Pills received no benefit.

British Dictionary definitions for Ayer

Ayer

/ (ɛə) /


noun
  1. Sir Alfred Jules. 1910–89, English positivist philosopher, noted particularly for his antimetaphysical work Language, Truth, and Logic (1936)

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