a great thinker

  • 1great — adj. & n. adj. 1 a of a size, amount, extent, or intensity considerably above the normal or average; big (made a great hole; take great care; lived to a great age). b also with implied surprise, admiration, contempt, etc., esp. in exclamations… …

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  • 2Thinker's Library — The Thinker s Library was a series of 140 small hardcover books published for the Rationalist Press Association by Watts Co., London between 1929 and 1951. They consisted of a selection of essays, literature, and extracts from greater works by… …

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  • 3thinker — n. a clear; great; logical; muddled; original thinker * * * [ θɪŋkə] great logical muddled original thinker a clear …

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  • 4Great Peace March for Global Nuclear Disarmament — The Great Peace March for Global Nuclear Disarmament, Inc. (also referred to as The Great Peace March, GPM, and the March) was a cross country action in 1986 to raise awareness of the growing danger of nuclear proliferation and to advocate for… …

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  • 5thinker — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ brilliant, great ▪ Einstein was one of the world s greatest thinkers. ▪ influential, leading ▪ deep, profound …

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  • 6great — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} adj. 1 large in amount, degree, size, etc. VERBS ▪ be ▪ become ADVERB ▪ very ▪ The play was a very great success …

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  • 7thinker — /thing keuhr/, n. 1. a person who thinks, as in a specified way or manner: a slow thinker. 2. a person who has a well developed faculty for thinking, as a philosopher, theorist, or scholar: the great thinkers. [1400 50; late ME thenkare. See… …

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  • 8thinker — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. mastermind, sage, savant; see intellectual , philosopher , scholar 2 . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. philosopher, deep thinker, sage, wise man, scholar. III (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun 1. A person who seeks reason and… …

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  • 9thinker — think|er [ˈθıŋkə US ər] n 1.) someone who thinks carefully about important subjects such as science or ↑philosophy, especially someone who is famous for thinking of new ideas ▪ great thinkers such as Kant and Schopenhauer 2.) an independent/a… …

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  • 10thinker — think•er [[t]ˈθɪŋ kər[/t]] n. 1) a person who thinks, esp. in a specified way or manner: a quick thinker[/ex] 2) a person who has a well developed faculty for thinking: the great thinkers[/ex] • Etymology: 1400–50 …

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