declinarian

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noun

A supporter of Charles Babbage's Reflections on the Decline of Science and some of its Causes (1830), a paper criticizing the failure of government to support scientific research.

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Meanings

noundeclinarian (plural declinarians)

plural declinarians

  1. derogatoryhistoricalA supporter of Charles Babbage's Reflections on the Decline of Science and some of its Causes (1830), a paper criticizing the failure of government to support scientific research.

Origin

From decline + -arian.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

adrenalinic
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APA

declinarian. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/declinarian

MLA

“declinarian.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/declinarian. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “declinarian,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/declinarian.

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