Marinist
Definition of Marinist
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: one given to Marinism disdaining the folly of the Marinists — Edmund Gosse
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Origin and Etymology of marinist
Italian marinista, from Giambattista Marini + Italian -ista -ist
marinist
Definition of marinist
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: one who holds certain features of the earth's surface to be due to marine action rather than the action of other natural forces (as wind, rain, or frost) every line of escarpments was held by the marinists to be the work of sea waves — Popular Science Monthly
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Origin and Etymology of marinist
2marine + -ist
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