Spencerian

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adjective

Of or relating to Platt Rogers Spencer, US business school activist, or the style of handwriting he developed.

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Meanings

adjectiveSpencerian (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOf or relating to Platt Rogers Spencer, US business school activist, or the style of handwriting he developed.
  2. not comparableOf or relating to Herbert Spencer, British social and political theorist, or his ideas on social Darwinism.
nounSpencerian (plural Spencerians)

plural Spencerians

  1. A supporter or follower of Herbert Spencer's ideas.

Origin

From Spencer + -ian.

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APA

Spencerian. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Spencerian

MLA

“Spencerian.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Spencerian. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Spencerian,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Spencerian.

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