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单词 progressionist
释义

progressionist

[ pruh-gresh-uh-nist ]
/ prəˈgrɛʃ ə nɪst /

noun

a person who believes in progress, as of humankind or society.

Origin of progressionist

First recorded in 1840–50; progression + -ist

OTHER WORDS FROM progressionist

pro·gres·sion·ism, nounan·ti·pro·gres·sion·ist, noun, adjective

Words nearby progressionist

Progreso, progress, progress bar, progress chaser, progression, progressionist, progressist, progressive, progressive assimilation, progressive bulbar paralysis, progressive cataract
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Example sentences from the Web for progressionist

  • He was by education and preference a Tory; by necessity he became a Progressionist.

    Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Volume 1, No. 3, August, 1850.|Various
  • In the new world of our progressionist teachers, it is electricity that is the real motive-power.

    Dreams|Jerome K. Jerome

British Dictionary definitions for progressionist

progressionist

progressist (prəˈɡrɛsɪst)

/ (prəˈɡrɛʃənɪst) /

noun rare

an advocate of social, political, or economic progress; a member of a progressive political party

Derived forms of progressionist

progressionism, noun
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