Wittgensteinian

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adjective

Of or pertaining to the person or ideas of Ludwig Wittgenstein, an Austrian-born twentieth-century philosopher noted for the idea of "family resemblance" as that which individual objects of a sense of a term have in common.

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Meanings

adjective
  1. Of or pertaining to the person or ideas of Ludwig Wittgenstein, an Austrian-born twentieth-century philosopher noted for the idea of "family resemblance" as that which individual objects of a sense of a term have in common.
nounWittgensteinian (plural Wittgensteinians)

plural Wittgensteinians

  1. One who believes or follows the principles of Ludwig Wittgenstein.

Origin

From Wittgenstein + -ian.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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