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sciolist |
1 definition found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Sciolist \Sci"o*list\, n. [L. sciolus. See {Sciolous}.] One who knows many things superficially; a pretender to science; a smatterer. These passages in that book were enough to humble the presumption of our modern sciolists, if their pride were not as great as their ignorance. --Sir W. Temple. A master were lauded and sciolists shent. --R. Browning.
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