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Speng⋅ler

[speng-gler; Ger. shpeng-gluhr]
–noun
Os⋅wald [oz-wawld; Ger. aws-vahlt] , 1880–1936, German philosopher.

Speng⋅le⋅ri⋅an [speng-gleer-ee-uhn, shpeng-] , noun, adjective
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Speng·ler   (spěng'lər, -glər, shpěng'-)   
German philosopher who argued that civilizations and cultures are subject to the same cycle of growth and decay as humans. His major work is The Decline of the West (1918-1922).
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