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Baconian.

Of or pertaining to Francis Bacon (1561-1626), English statesman and polymath, or his writings.

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Meaning & usage

adj/bəˈkəʊn.ɪən/
  1. Of or pertaining to Francis Bacon (1561-1626), English statesman and polymath, or his writings.

  2. Of or relating to Nathaniel Bacon (Virginia colonist) (1647–1676), who instigated Bacon's Rebellion.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree English Bacon Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English Baconian From Bacon + -ian.

noun/bəˈkəʊn.ɪən/
  1. One who adheres to the philosophy of Francis Bacon.

  2. One who believes that Francis Bacon wrote the plays attributed to William Shakespeare.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree English Bacon Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English Baconian From Bacon + -ian.

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