verificationist (C1)
noun
Definition
verificationist means (philosophy) Belief in the verifiability principle. It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.
Examples
The article uses verificationist to mean (philosophy) Belief in the verifiability principle.
The teacher asked students to find verificationist in the reading.
Check the words around verificationist to choose the right meaning.
How to Use verificationist
- a/the verificationist (noun pattern)
- Use an article when the noun is countable in context. — "The article mentioned a verificationist."
- verificationist in context (usage pattern)
- Use surrounding words to choose the correct sense. — "We checked verificationist in context before translating it."
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