REALIST
\ɹˈi͡əlɪst], \ɹˈiəlɪst], \ɹ_ˈiə_l_ɪ_s_t]\
Definitions of REALIST
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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a philosopher who believes that universals are real and exist independently of anyone thinking of them
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a person who accepts the world as it literally is and deals with it accordingly
By Princeton University
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a philosopher who believes that universals are real and exist independently of anyone thinking of them
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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One who believes in realism; esp., one who maintains that generals, or the terms used to denote the genera and species of things, represent real existences, and are not mere names, as maintained by the nominalists.
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An artist or writer who aims at realism in his work. See Realism, 2.
By Oddity Software
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One who believes in realism; esp., one who maintains that generals, or the terms used to denote the genera and species of things, represent real existences, and are not mere names, as maintained by the nominalists.
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An artist or writer who aims at realism in his work. See Realism, 2.
By Noah Webster.
By Daniel Lyons
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