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Mertonian (iou)



Mertonian noun & adjective. L19.
[from Merton College (named from its founder Walter de Merton) + -IAN.]
A. noun. A member of Merton College, Oxford. L19.
b. adjective. Of or pertaining to Merton College or its members; spec. designating or pertaining to a school of mathematics and astronomy that existed there in the 14th cent. L19.