Quine

[ kwahyn ]

noun
  1. Willard van Or·man [awr-muhn], /ˈɔr mən/, 1908–2000, U.S. philosopher and logician.

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How to use Quine in a sentence

  • Only the simple drawing, the ambe and the terne to be retained; the quarterne and the Quine to be abolished.

    The Memoires of Casanova, Complete | Jacques Casanova de Seingalt
  • Vive Klindworth, Quine mangeait et ne buvait pas, mais qui assistait!

    Wagner as I Knew Him | Ferdinand Christian Wilhelm Praeger

British Dictionary definitions for quine (1 of 2)

quine

/ (kwəɪn) /


noun
  1. Scot a variant of quean (def. 2)

British Dictionary definitions for Quine (2 of 2)

Quine

/ (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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