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Berke·le·ian | \ ˈbär-klē-ən 
, ˈbər-; bär-ˈklē-, ˌbər-ˈklē- \
, ˈbər-; bär-ˈklē-, ˌbər-ˈklē- \variants:
or Berkeleyan
Definition of Berkeleian
: of, relating to, or suggestive of Bishop Berkeley or his system of philosophical idealism
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Berkeleian noun
Berkeleianism \ ˈbär-klē-ə-ˌni-zəm , ˈbər- ; bär-ˈklē- , ˌbər-ˈklē- \ noun
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