SIR FRANCIS BACON

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

English statesman and philosopher; precursor of British empiricism; advocated inductive reasoning (1561-1626)

Synonyms:

1st Baron Verulam; Bacon; Baron Verulam; Francis Bacon; Sir Francis Bacon; Viscount St. Albans

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Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

philosopher (a specialist in philosophy)

national leader; solon; statesman (a man who is a respected leader in national or international affairs)

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