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Gricean

adj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adj

Meaning 1

Of or pertaining to Paul Grice (1913-1988), British-educated philosopher of language, who helped to found the linguistic field of pragmatics.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • Comedy often relies on flouting the norms of Gricean communication.

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History

Etymology

From Grice + -an.