Ayer

[ air ]

/ ɛər /

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noun

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

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Aycliffe, Aydelotte, Aydin, aye, aye-aye, Ayer, Ayers Rock, Ayesha, A.Y.H., Ayia Napa, ayin

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How to use Ayer in a sentence

Kelcey Ayer—singer, guitarist, and keyboardist—totally just forgot the words.
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Her mother was American journalist Dee Wells and her stepfather was the celebrated philosopher A.J. Ayer.
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Susannah Ayer dragged herself out of her sleepless night and started to get up.
Out of the Air|Inez Haynes Irwin
That is very good of you, Miss Ayer, said Mr. Warner, appearing much relieved.
Out of the Air|Inez Haynes Irwin

The chupak, ayer-ayer, and rambe are species or varieties of the same fruit.
The History of Sumatra|William Marsden
In the year 1682 the district of Ayer Aji threw off its dependence on Indrapura.
The History of Sumatra|William Marsden
I tried many remedies, but until I began taking Ayer's Pills received no benefit.
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British Dictionary definitions for Ayer

Ayer

/ (ɛə) /

noun

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

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