bleen

English

Etymology

Blend of blue +‎ green; coined by American philosopher Nelson Goodman in 1955 to illustrate concepts in the philosophy of science

Pronunciation

  • enPR: blēn, IPA(key): /bliːn/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)
  • Rhymes: -iːn

Adjective

bleen (not comparable)

  1. (philosophy) Of an object, blue when first observed before a specified time or green when first observed after that time.

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Noun

bleen c

  1. definite singular of ble
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