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operationalism (iou) and wrack(1) (iou)


operationalism (iou)



operationalism noun. M20.
[from OPERATIONAL + -ISM.]
Philosophy. A form of positivism which defines scientific concepts in terms of the operations used to determine or prove them.
operationalist noun & adjective (a) noun an adherent of operationalism; (b) adjective of or pertaining to operationalists or operationalism: M20.

wrack(1) (iou)



wrack noun1. [rak]

Vengeance, revenge. Also, hostile action, active enmity, persecution. Now arch. & poet. OE.
Spenser There gan he..with bitter wracke To wreake on me the guilt of his owne wrong.
Destruction, havoc; an instance of this. Freq. in go to wrack. Cf. RACK noun5 1. Now arch. & dial. LME.
M. Arnold The wind..Has made in Himalayan forests wrack. L. Hodson Fences be going to wrack, and drainin' isn't what it should be.
b. The ruin or overthrow of a person; adversity, misfortune. obsolete exc. Scot. LME.
A means of destruction or downfall. L16-L17.
A vestige or trace left by a destructive agency. Cf. WRECK noun1 6. E17.