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longitudinarian, a. and n. rare.|ˌlɒndʒɪtjuːdɪˈnɛərɪən|
[f. L. longitūdin- (see longitude) + -arian as in latitudinarian.]
A. adj. Pertaining to longitude.
1853De Quincey Autobiog. Sk. Wks. I. 186 What was the centre of London for any purpose whatever—latitudinarian or longitudinarian—literary, social, or mercantile?
†B. n. A student of longitude. Obs.
1754Stow's Surv. Lond. I. i. xxiv. 178/2 Aristotelians, Cartesians, Adepts, Astrologers and common Longitudinarians. |