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Baconian

adjective

  1. of or having to do with Francis Bacon or his philosophy, esp. his belief that truth is discovered through empirical observation and induction
  2. designating or of the theory alleging that Francis Bacon wrote Shakespeare's works

noun

  1. one who accepts the Baconian philosophy
  2. one who supports the Baconian theory

See Baconian in American Heritage Dictionary 4

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