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Ba⋅co⋅ni⋅an

  [bey-koh-nee-uhn]
–adjective
1. of or pertaining to the philosopher Francis Bacon or his doctrines.
–noun
2. an adherent of the Baconian philosophy.
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Origin:
1805–15; Bacon + -ian

Related forms:
Ba⋅co⋅ni⋅an⋅ism, Ba⋅co⋅nism  [bey-kuh-niz-uhm] , noun
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Ba·co·ni·an   (bā-kō'nē-ən)   
adj.  Of, relating to, or characteristic of the works or thought of the philosopher Francis Bacon.
n.  

  1. A follower of the doctrines of Francis Bacon.

  2. One who believes in the Baconian theory.

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