ordinary-language philosophy

[ awr-dn-er-ee-lang-gwij ]
/ ˈɔr dnˌɛr iˈlæŋ gwɪdʒ /

noun

linguistic analysis.

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Origin of ordinary-language philosophy

First recorded in 1955–60

Words nearby ordinary-language philosophy

ordinary seaman, ordinary share, ordinary shares, ordinary stock, ordinary wave, ordinary-language philosophy, ordinate, ordination, ordn., ordnance, ordnance datum
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