Quine

American  

[kwahyn] / kwaɪn /

noun

1. Willard van Orman 1908–2000, U.S. philosopher and logician.

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Quine ¹ British  

/ kwaɪn /

noun

1. Willard van Orman. 1908–2000, US philosopher. His works include Word and Object (1960), Philosophy of Logic (1970), The Roots of Reference (1973), and The Logic of Sequences (1990)

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quine ² British  

/ kwəɪn /

noun

1. a variant of quean

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Example Sentences

Although Rojas and Quine didn’t need a passport for their trips, they might as well have traveled to a foreign land.

From Los Angeles Times

Frank Quine, 84, assistant dean and development director of the University of Maryland’s journalism school from 1988 to 2010, died Oct.

From Washington Post

The thesis is misnamed, because, as it is usually formulated, Duhem did not hold it and Quine abandoned it, but it is the fundamental conceptual underpinning of much modern history and philosophy of science.

From Literature

She and Quine also adopted a son named Timothy in 1946.

From Fox News

Quine’s first goal tied it at 4 with 3:21 left in regulation before Watson put gave Nashville ahead 5-4 with a goal with 1:22 remaining.

From Seattle Times